单词 | wormwood |
释义 | Word Frequency wormwood(ˈwɜːmˌwʊd) noun 1. Also called: absinthe any of various plants of the chiefly N temperate genus Artemisia, esp A. absinthium, a European plant yielding a bitter extract used in making absinthe: family Asteraceae (composites) 2. something that embitters, such as a painful experience Word origin C15: changed (through influence of worm and wood1) from Old English wormōd, wermōd; related to Old High German werrnuata, German Wermut; see vermouth |
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