common wormwood
Definition
- Noun:
- A species of aromatic herb: "Common wormwood" refers to a perennial herbaceous plant native to temperate regions of Eurasia and North Africa. It is known for its strong, aromatic scent and intensely bitter taste.
- A botanical ingredient: The plant is historically significant as a key botanical used in flavoring the distilled spirit absinthe and other alcoholic beverages.
Examples of Usage
- Noun:
- The field was dotted with patches of common wormwood.
- Distillers use common wormwood to give absinthe its characteristic bitter flavor.
Advanced Usage
- "As bitter as wormwood": A simile used to describe something extremely bitter or unpleasant.
- The memory of his failure was as bitter as wormwood.
Variants and Related Words
- Wormwood (n): The common name for plants in the genus, often used interchangeably with "common wormwood" ().
- Wormwood has been used in traditional medicine for centuries.
- Absinthe (n): A strong alcoholic spirit historically flavored with common wormwood, anise, and other herbs.
- Artemisia absinthium (n): The scientific botanical name for common wormwood.
Synonyms
- Absinthe wormwood: Another common name for the same plant.
- Grand wormwood: A name emphasizing its use in absinthe production.
Related Phrases
- Wormwood oil: The essential oil distilled from the common wormwood plant.
- Wormwood tea: An infusion made from the leaves, known for its bitter medicinal properties.
Related Idioms
- Gall and wormwood: A biblical idiom referring to something deeply bitter and hateful, symbolizing great resentment or suffering.
- The unjust verdict was gall and wormwood to the accused man.
Noun
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aromatic herb of temperate Eurasia and North Africa having a bitter taste used in making the liqueur absinthe
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