What is the common wormwood (Artemisia absinthium), an intensely bitter plant, used as a tonic and for making the oil of wormwood called?
absinthium — The common wormwood (Artemisia absinthium), an intensely bitter plant, used as a tonic and for making the oil of wormwood. (Webster's 1913.)
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- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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