wormwood

Speech parts

1. wormwood - Noun

2. Wormwood - Proper noun

Meaning

A composite plant (Artemisia Absinthium), having a bitter and slightly aromatic taste, formerly used as a tonic and a vermifuge, and to protect woolen garments from moths. It gives the peculiar flavor to the cordial called absinthe. The volatile oil is a narcotic poison. The term is often extended to other species of the same genus.

Anything very bitter or grievous; bitterness.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

artemisia absinthe bitterness gall absinth absinthium Artemis downer alkali sagebrush bitter grief resentment misery caustic
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Antonyms

fun affinity devotion affection kindness benevolence
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Hypernyms

herb

Hyponyms

absinthe mugwort southernwood old man sea wormwood old woman

Phrases with the word

gall and wormwood Russian wormwood wormwood sage petite wormwood tree wormwood wormwood hare

Anagrams

woodworm

Examples

I see the lost Love in beauty Go gliding over the main: I feel the ancient sweetness, The worm and the wormwood again. Francis Turner Palgrave

There's nothin' you can get from a book that you can't get from a television fastah!" -Harry Wormwood. Roald Dahl

But how is Mneme dreaded by the race, Who scorn her warnings and despise her grace? By her unveil'd each horrid crime appears, Her awful hand a cup of wormwood bears. Days, years mispent, O what a hell of woe! Hers the worst tortures that our souls can know. Phillis Wheatley

I first felt a fist - and then a kick, I could now smell their breath, They smelt of pubs - and Wormwood Scrubs - and too many right-wing meetings. Paul Weller (singer)

There is no wormwood that comes into flower and does not wither. Xhosa Proverb

1998–2008: Tours and storytelling projects Wormwood (1998–99) Based on Bible stories, Wormwood featured the Residents departing from pre-programmed music and again using a live band. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

wormul Wormuth wormwheel wormwood hare wormwood oil wormwood sage