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    ARTEMISIA ABSINTHIUM

    Pronunciation (US): Play  (GB): Play

     I. (noun) 

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    Meaning:

    Aromatic herb of temperate Eurasia and North Africa having a bitter taste used in making the liqueur absintheplay

    Synonyms:

    absinthe; Artemisia absinthium; common wormwood; lad's love; old man

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    Nouns denoting plants

    Hypernyms ("Artemisia absinthium" is a kind of...):

    wormwood (any of several low composite herbs of the genera Artemisia or Seriphidium)

    Holonyms ("Artemisia absinthium" is a member of...):

    genus Artemisia (usually aromatic shrubs or herbs of north temperate regions and South Africa and western South America: wormwood; sagebrush; mugwort; tarragon)

    Holonyms ("Artemisia absinthium" is a substance of...):

    absinth; absinthe (strong green liqueur flavored with wormwood and anise)

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