southernwood

[ suhth-ern-wood ]

/ ˈsʌð ərnˌwʊd /

noun

a woody-stemmed wormwood, Artemisia abrotanum, of southern Europe, having aromatic, finely dissected leaves.

Also called old man.

Origin of southernwood

before 1000; Middle English southernwode,Old English sūtherne wudu.See southern, wood¹

Words nearby southernwood

Southern Sotho, Southern Stars, southern toad, Southern Triangle, Southern Uplands, southernwood, South Euclid, Southey, South Farmingdale, Southfield, South Frigid Zone

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Example sentences from the Web for southernwood

"Yes, that was right," he said absently, and pinched a spray of southernwood that grew beside the door.
Meadow Grass|Alice Brown
For the city of a day sprigs of southernwood, lavender, thyme, or marjoram make charming little trees.
Wings and the Child|E. [Edith] Nesbit
The garden was fair in the morning, and there in the road he stood Beyond the crimson daisies and the bush of southernwood.
Poems by the Way|William Morris
"You take some southernwood," counseled Sabrina, and he laid her hand gently down, to select his posy.
Country Neighbors|Alice Brown

A favorite shrub in our garden, as in every country dooryard, was southernwood, or lad's-love.
Home Life in Colonial Days|Alice Morse Earle

British Dictionary definitions for southernwood

southernwood

/ (ˈsʌðənˌwʊd) /

noun

an aromatic shrubby wormwood, Artemisia abrotanum, of S Europe, having finely dissected leaves and small drooping heads of yellowish flowersAlso called: old man, lad's love

Word Origin for southernwood

Old English. See southern, wood

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单词	southernwood
释义	southernwood [ suhth-ern-wood ] / ˈsʌð ərnˌwʊd / noun a woody-stemmed wormwood, Artemisia abrotanum, of southern Europe, having aromatic, finely dissected leaves. Also called old man. Origin of southernwood before 1000; Middle English southernwode,Old English sūtherne wudu.See southern, wood¹ Words nearby southernwood Southern Sotho, Southern Stars, southern toad, Southern Triangle, Southern Uplands, southernwood, South Euclid, Southey, South Farmingdale, Southfield, South Frigid Zone Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for southernwood "Yes, that was right," he said absently, and pinched a spray of southernwood that grew beside the door. Meadow Grass\|Alice Brown For the city of a day sprigs of southernwood, lavender, thyme, or marjoram make charming little trees. Wings and the Child\|E. [Edith] Nesbit The garden was fair in the morning, and there in the road he stood Beyond the crimson daisies and the bush of southernwood. Poems by the Way\|William Morris "You take some southernwood," counseled Sabrina, and he laid her hand gently down, to select his posy. Country Neighbors\|Alice Brown A favorite shrub in our garden, as in every country dooryard, was southernwood, or lad's-love. Home Life in Colonial Days\|Alice Morse Earle British Dictionary definitions for southernwood southernwood / (ˈsʌðənˌwʊd) / noun an aromatic shrubby wormwood, Artemisia abrotanum, of S Europe, having finely dissected leaves and small drooping heads of yellowish flowersAlso called: old man, lad's love Word Origin for southernwood Old English. See southern, wood Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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