What does wormseed mean?
Wormseed means An aromatic tropical plant (Dysphania ambrosioides, syn. Chenopodium ambrosioides) that yields an anthelmintic oil.
Wormseed
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Meaning
An aromatic tropical plant (Dysphania ambrosioides, syn. Chenopodium ambrosioides) that yields an anthelmintic oil.
Definitions by Sense
- An aromatic tropical plant (Dysphania ambrosioides, syn. Chenopodium ambrosioides) that yields an anthelmintic oil
- Santonica or Levant wormseed (Seriphidium cinum, syn. Artemisia cina), an Asian plant related to wormwood.
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Synonyms for wormseed
Antonyms for wormseed
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Word Forms
- wormseeds
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What is a synonym for wormseed?
Common synonyms include Jesuit's tea, Mexican tea, epazote, Jerusalem oak.
What is the opposite of wormseed?
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How do you use wormseed in a sentence?
Use wormseed where its definition matches the intended context.
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