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What is the difference between wormwood and absinthial?

wormwood | absinthial |

As a noun wormwood

is {{context|botany|lang=en}} an intensely bitter herb (various plants in genus artemisia ) used in the production of absinthe and vermouth, and as a tonic.

As a adjective absinthial is

of or pertaining to wormwood; absinthian.

wormwood

English

(wikipedia wormwood)

Noun

(en noun)
  • (botany) An intensely bitter herb (Artemisia absinthium'' and similar plants in genus ''Artemisia ) used in the production of absinthe and vermouth, and as a tonic.
  • * (rfdate), William Shakespeare, Romeo and Juliet'', Act I, Scene iii ''(the nurse's monologue) .
    • But as I said, / When it did taste the wormwood on the nipple / Of my dug and felt it bitter, pretty fool, / To see it tetchy and fall out with the dug! /
  • Anything that causes bitterness or affliction.

    • Synonyms

    * (botany) artemisia, grande wormwood, mugwort, absinthe, Artemisia pontica (obsolete)

    Derived terms

    * common wormwood * tree wormwood * wormwood hare

    External links

    * (Artemisia absinthium) * (Artemisia absinthium) * (Artemisia absinthium)

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    absinthial

    English

    Adjective

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  • Of or pertaining to wormwood; absinthian.