Roman wormwood

noun

1

a

: a European wormwood (Artemisia pontica) that is a minor source of absinthe

b

: ragweed sense 2a

2

: a glaucous North American corydalis (Corydalis sempervirens) with loose racemes of yellow-tipped pink flowers

Word History

First Known Use

1551, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

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