wormwood
noun
worm·wood
ˈwərm-ˌwu̇d 
1
: artemisia
especially
: a European plant (Artemisia absinthium) that has silvery silky-haired leaves and drooping yellow flower heads and yields a bitter dark green oil used in absinthe
2
: something bitter or grievous : bitterness
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The reasons for the ban may have been due to its high levels of alcohol (72%) or the fact that thujone within wormwood is considered a neurotoxin.
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Tom Mullen, Forbes, 3 Nov. 2024
By Nicholas Lemann Among Joe Biden’s afflictions and miseries, his wormwood and gall, there are the insults (about his diminished capacities), and then there are the compliments unpaid (about his achievements).
—Ian Crouch, The New Yorker, 29 Oct. 2024
Absinthe was banned in the United States until 2007, because one of its ingredients, wormwood, can cause hallucinations if the drinker consumes enough of it.
—Maggie Menderski, The Courier-Journal, 29 Oct. 2024
Complementing the lavender is an array of medicinal and aromatic herbs that include chamomile, echinacea, sage and wormwood.
—Leslie Katz, Forbes, 14 Oct. 2024
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Tom Mullen, Forbes, 3 Nov. 2024
By Nicholas Lemann Among Joe Biden’s afflictions and miseries, his wormwood and gall, there are the insults (about his diminished capacities), and then there are the compliments unpaid (about his achievements).
—Ian Crouch, The New Yorker, 29 Oct. 2024
Absinthe was banned in the United States until 2007, because one of its ingredients, wormwood, can cause hallucinations if the drinker consumes enough of it.
—Maggie Menderski, The Courier-Journal, 29 Oct. 2024
Complementing the lavender is an array of medicinal and aromatic herbs that include chamomile, echinacea, sage and wormwood.
—Leslie Katz, Forbes, 14 Oct. 2024
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“Wormwood.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wormwood. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.
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wormwood
noun
worm·wood
ˈwərm-ˌwu̇d
1
: a European plant that is related to the daisies and yields a bitter dark green oil
2
: something bitter or painful
it was wormwood for him to accept charity
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wormwood
noun
worm·wood
ˈwərm-ˌwu̇d
: artemisia sense 2
especially
: a European plant (Artemisia absinthium) yielding a bitter slightly aromatic dark green oil used in absinthe
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