Meanings
- uncountableThe herb wormwood (Artemisia absinthium), which is used in the production of absinthe and vermouth, and as a tonic.
Synonyms: absinthe, absinthe wormwood, absinthium, grand wormwood, wormwood
Synonyms & antonyms
nounThe herb wormwood (Artemisia absinthium), which is used in the production of absinthe and vermouth, and as a tonic.
Origin
- Frenchgrande“grand, great”
- Englishgrande wormwood
From French grande (“grand, great”) + wormwood.
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grande wormwood. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/grande%20wormwood
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