wormwood

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worm·wood /ˈwɜːmwʊd $ ˈwɜːrm-/ noun [uncountable] HBPa plant with a bitter taste 苦艾〔一种植物〕

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wormwood• This corrosive, toxic acid indeed turns the rivers to wormwood.Origin wormwood Old English wermod; influenced by worm and wood

worm·wood nounChineseSyllable

with taste plant Corpus a bitter a

wormwood
worm‧wood /ˈwɜːmwʊd $ ˈwɜːrm-/

noun [uncountable]

Language: Old English
Origin: wermod; influenced by worm and wood

a plant with a bitter taste

worm·wood

BrE

/ˈwɜːmwʊd/

NAmE

/ˈwɜːrmwʊd/

noun

[uncountable]

a plant with a bitter flavour, used in making alcoholic drinks and medicines 蒿，洋艾（有些具苦味，可入药或用来制苦艾酒等）