wormseed

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noun

An aromatic tropical plant (Dysphania ambrosioides, syn. Chenopodium ambrosioides) that yields an anthelmintic oil

Similar
Jesuit's teaMexican teaepazoteJerusalem oakdrug wormseedbluebushIndian goosefootJerusalem tea
OriginMiddle English wormsede →
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Meanings

nounwormseed (plural wormseeds)

plural wormseeds

  1. An aromatic tropical plant (Dysphania ambrosioides, syn. Chenopodium ambrosioides) that yields an anthelmintic oil

    Synonyms: Jesuit's tea, Mexican tea, epazote, Jerusalem oak, drug wormseed, bluebush, Indian goosefoot, Jerusalem tea

  2. Santonica or Levant wormseed (Seriphidium cinum, syn. Artemisia cina), an Asian plant related to wormwood.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounAn aromatic tropical plant (Dysphania ambrosioides, syn. Chenopodium ambrosioides) that yields an anthelmintic oil

Similar
Jesuit's teaMexican teaepazoteJerusalem oakdrug wormseedbluebushIndian goosefootJerusalem teaSpanish tea

More synonyms by meaning

nounrank-smelling tropical American pigweed

Similar
American wormseedMexican teaSpanish teaChenopodium ambrosioides
Broader
goosefoot
Also see
epazotejerusalem oakmexican tea

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Middle Englishwormsede
  2. Englishwormseed

From Middle English wormsede, wormesede, worme sede, wyrmsed, equivalent to worm + seed.

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APA

wormseed. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wormseed

MLA

“wormseed.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wormseed. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “wormseed,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wormseed.

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