Aromatic herb of temperate Eurasia and North Africa having a bitter taste used in making the liqueur absinthe.
1It is generally preferred to the Common Wormwood for medicinal purposes, as the taste is more agreeable, and its odor less pungent.
2The smell of common Wormwood is very refreshing, and its reviving qualities in heated Courts are almost equal to a change of air.
Translations for common wormwood