ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Wormseed

Definition & Meaning

Part of speech noun

Quick meaning: Wormseed is a noun meaning An aromatic tropical plant (Dysphania ambrosioides, syn. Chenopodium ambrosioides) that yields an anthelmintic oil.

Meaning

An aromatic tropical plant (Dysphania ambrosioides, syn. Chenopodium ambrosioides) that yields an anthelmintic oil.

More Meanings

  1. Santonica or Levant wormseed (Seriphidium cinum, syn. Artemisia cina), an Asian plant related to wormwood.

Word Forms

Synonyms for wormseed

Depending on context, synonyms include epazote.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include levant, sesame, bugseed, oilseed, scaleseed, yellowseed.

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