absinthium
The dried leaves and flowering tops of the wormwood plantThe dried leaves and flowering tops of the wormwood plant.
US/æbˈsɪn.θi.m̩/
Meaning
3 senses(uncountable)The dried leaves and flowering tops of the wormwood plant.
(uncountable)Absinthe oil
(archaic, uncountable)Common wormwood (Artemisia absinthium), an intensely bitter herb used in the production of absinthe and vermouth, and as a tonic.
Origin
From Middle English absinthium, from Latin absinthium, from Ancient Greek ἀψίνθιον (apsíntFrom Middle English absinthium, from Latin absinthium, from Ancient Greek ἀψίνθιον (apsínthion). Doublet of absinthe.
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