armoise — meaning in English

English meaning

• absinthe noun A strong, anise-flavoured spirit traditionally distilled with wormwood.
• wormwood noun A very bitter herb used in medicine and in making absinthe and vermouth.

Senses

armoise is used for these senses in English:

• absinthe The herb absinthium Artemisia absinthium (grande wormwood); essence of wormwood. [from 1350–1470]
• artemisia Any of many aromatic flowering plants of the genus Artemisia, including wormwood, sagebrush, and tarragon, often used as traditional medicine, oral contraceptive and flavoring.
• mugwort Any of several aromatic plants of the genus Artemisia native to Europe and Asia.
• mugwort Artemisia vulgaris, traditionally used medicinally.
• wormwood An intensely bitter herb (Artemisia absinthium and similar plants in genus Artemisia) used in medicine, in the production of absinthe and vermouth, and as a tonic.

absinthe — full definition

1. noun A strong, anise-flavoured spirit traditionally distilled with wormwood.
2. noun A pale yellow-green colour resembling the drink.

wormwood — full definition

1. noun A very bitter herb used in medicine and in making absinthe and vermouth.
2. noun Something that causes bitterness, grief, or resentment.

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