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wormwood
\ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷\ noun
Etymology: Middle English wormwode, alteration (influenced by worm (I) & wode wood) of wermode, from Old English wermōd wormwood, absinthe; akin to Old High German wermuota wormwood
1. : a plant of the genus Artemisia; especially : a European woody herb (A. absinthium) of a bitter slightly aromatic taste used chiefly in making absinthe
2. : something bitter, galling, or grievous : bitterness
< the gall and wormwood of being a cripple — Dixon Wecter >
< it was wormwood for him to accept charity > |