wormwood

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Synonyms: wormfood, cordwood, norwood, worm food, workword, corkwood, porkwood, orewood, wormwoods, portwood, armwood

Antonyms: wormfood, cordwood, norwood, worm food, workword, corkwood, porkwood, orewood, wormwoods, portwood, armwood

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Noun

1. An intensely bitter herb ({{taxfmt|Artemisia absinthium|species}} and similar plants in genus {{taxfmt|Artemisia|genus}}) used in medicine, in the production of [[absinthe]] and [[vermouth]], and as a tonic.
2. {{lb|en|figurative}} Something that causes [[bitterness]] or [[affliction]]; a cause of mortification or vexation.

Proper noun

1. {{lb|en|Christianity}} A [[star]] or [[angel]] that appears in the Book of [[Revelation]], turning waters [[bitter]] and [[poisonous]].
2. {{surname|en}}.

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