Wormwood
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈwə(ɹ)m.wʊd/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Wormwood is a noun meaning (figurative) Something that causes bitterness or affliction; a cause of mortification or vexation.
Meaning
(figurative) Something that causes bitterness or affliction; a cause of mortification or vexation.
More Meanings
- An intensely bitter herb (Artemisia absinthium and similar plants in genus Artemisia) used in medicine, in the production of absinthe and vermouth, and as a tonic.
Example Sentences
Cliff took two glasses and filled one with wine And one with wormwood.
Blue skippers in sunny hours ope and shut Where wormwood and grunsel flowers by the cart ruts […]
Tradition credits John the Baptist with wearing a girdle fashioned of wormwood, while he was in the wilderness.
Yet I think the Archdeacon, a "new man," to whom the aristocratic Canon's popularity was wormwood, did dislike him.
Word Forms
- wormwoods
Synonyms for wormwood
Depending on context, synonyms include absinthe, mugwort, artemisia.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include absinthium, absinthe, mingwort, abrotanum, artemisia, mugwort.
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