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Meanings of wormseed in English

Rank-smelling tropical American pigweed.

Synonyms
Examples for "American wormseed"
Examples for "American wormseed"
1
And I'm going to take a dose of Mexican Tea every two hours.
The Story Girl
2
You'd better take some Mexican Tea now.
The Story Girl
3
All day she sat in the kitchen and worked buttonholes, subsisting on bread and water and Mexican Tea.
The Story Girl
4
"I've saved many a doctor's bill in my family by using Mexican Tea."
The Story Girl
5
"Give her a good dose of Mexican Tea and try that first," said Aunt Janet.
The Story Girl
Usage of wormseed in English
1
A thick hot smell of bitter almond, civet, cumin, wormseed and orris!
The Illustrated Man
2
Take wormseed, half a drachm, flour of sulphur, a drachm; mix and make a powder.
The Works of Aristotle the Famous Philosopher / Containing his C...
3
TREATMENT.-Oneteaspoonful of powdered wormseed mixed with a sufficient quantity of molasses, or spread on bread and butter.
Searchlights on Health: The Science of Eugenics
4
Combination: Oil of wormseed one ounce, oil of tansy one ounce, spirits of turpentine one and one-half ounce, castor oil one pint.
Mother's Remedies / Over One Thousand Tried and Tested Remedies ...
5
Wormseed oil, a few drops at a time, has given relief, but should be used cautiously.
Domestic Cookery, Useful Receipts, and Hints to Young Housekeepe...
Frequent collocations
Wormseed through the time