absinthium vs wormwood

absinthium

noun
  • absinthe oil 

  • The dried leaves and flowering tops of the wormwood plant. 

wormwood

noun
  • An intensely bitter herb (Artemisia absinthium and similar plants in genus Artemisia) used in medicine, in the production of absinthe and vermouth, and as a tonic. 

  • Something that causes bitterness or affliction; a cause of mortification or vexation. 

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