'Roman wormwood' definitions:
Definition of 'Roman wormwood'
From: WordNet
noun
European wormwood; minor source of absinthe [syn: Roman wormwood, Artemis pontica]
noun
Glaucous herb of northeastern United States and Canada having loose racemes of yellow-tipped pink flowers; sometimes placed in genus Fumaria [syn: Roman wormwood, rock harlequin, Corydalis sempervirens, Fumaria sempervirens]
Definition of 'Roman wormwood'
From: GCIDE
- Wormwood \Worm"wood\, n. [AS. werm?d, akin to OHG. wermuota, wormuota, G. wermuth, wermut; of uncertain origin.] [1913 Webster]
- 1. (Bot.) 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. [1913 Webster]
- 2. Anything very bitter or grievous; bitterness. [1913 Webster]
- Lest there should be among you a root that beareth gall and wormwood. --Deut. xxix. 18. [1913 Webster]
- Roman wormwood (Bot.), an American weed ({Ambrosia artemisiaefolia}); hogweed.
- Tree wormwood (Bot.), a species of Artemisia (probably Artemisia variabilis) with woody stems.
- Wormwood hare (Zool.), a variety of the common hare ({Lepus timidus}); -- so named from its color. [1913 Webster]