Definition

1. Noun (Botany):
   • Absinth / Wormwood: A perennial herbaceous plant (Artemisia absinthium) known for its intensely bitter taste and silvery-green foliage. It is historically used in herbal medicine and as the primary flavoring in the spirit absinthe.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Ngải đắng có vị rất đắng. (Wormwood has a very bitter taste.)
  • Rượu absinthe được làm từ cây ngải đắng. (Absinthe is made from the wormwood plant.)
  • Ngải đắng từ lâu đã được dùng trong y học cổ truyền. (Wormwood has long been used in traditional medicine.)

Advanced Usage

• The term is primarily used in botanical, culinary (distilling), and medicinal contexts. It is not typically used in everyday conversation outside these domains.

Variants and Related Words

• Cây ngải đắng: Wormwood plant.

  • Cây ngải đắng mọc hoang ở vùng này. (The wormwood plant grows wild in this region.)

• Lá ngải đắng: Wormwood leaves.

  • Lá ngải đắng được phơi khô để làm thuốc. (Wormwood leaves are dried for medicinal use.)

Synonyms

• Wormwood: The most common English equivalent.
• Absinthe: Specifically refers to the plant used for the spirit, though "absinthe" more commonly denotes the alcoholic beverage itself.

Notes on Usage

• "Ngải đắng" is a compound noun where "ngải" refers to plants in the genus and "đắng" means "bitter." It refers specifically to the species .
• It should not be confused with other "ngải" plants (e.g., - mugwort) which have different properties and uses.

1. (thực vật) Absinth