wormwood
nounmasculinetécnico/ɐbˈsĩtju/rare
ab·sin·ti·o
Definition
A bitter herbaceous plant of the genus Artemisia (Artemisia absinthium), used in the production of absinthe liquor and in traditional medicine.
Wormwood is cultivated for the extraction of essential oils.
Wormwood infusion was used as a vermifuge.
Common collocations
wormwood plantwormwood oilwormwood extract
Etymology
Do latim 'absinthium', por sua vez do grego 'apsínthion'.