Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary - wormwood
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Wormwood
wormwood
noun Etymology: Middle English wormwode, alteration of wermode, from Old English wermod; akin to Old High German wermuota ~ Date: 15th century 1. artemisia; especially a European plant (Artemisia absinthium) that has silvery silky-haired leaves and drooping yellow flower heads and yields a bitter dark green oil used in absinthe 2. something bitter or grievous ; bitterness
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1.
n. 1 any woody shrub of the genus Artemisia, with a bitter aromatic taste, used in the preparation of vermouth and absinthe and in medicine. 2 bitter mortification or a source of this. Etymology: ME, alt. f. obs. wormod f. OE wormod, wermod, after worm, wood: cf. VERMOUTH ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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3.
1) полынь (Artemisia); полынь обыкновенная, чернобыльник (Artemisia vulgaris) 2) эвкалипт грубый (Eucalyptus rudis) – beach wormwood – biennial wormwood – common wormwood – field wormwood – Hungarian wormwood – Levant wormwood – linear-leaved wormwood – rock wormwood – Roman wormwood – sagewort wormwood – sand-hill wormwood – santonica wormwood – saw-leaf wormwood – silky wormwood – sweet wormwood ...Англо-русский Русско-английский биологический словарь
4.
1. бот. полынь (Artemisia gen.) wormwood wine (water) —- полынная настойка wormwood beer (ale) —- полынное пиво 2. горечь (обиды и т. п.) it is wormwood to me —- мне очень горько (обидно) ...Новый большой англо-русский словарь
5.
noun 1) полынь горькая 2) горечь, источник горечи; the thought was wormwood to him - эта мысль была ему очень горька ...Англо-русский словарь
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Wormwood is a plant that has a very bitter taste and is used in making medicines and alcoholic drinks. N-UNCOUNT ...Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
8.
- 14c. folk etymology of O.E. wermod "wormwood," related to vermouth, but the ultimate etymology is unknown. Weekley suggests wer "man" + mod "courage," from its early use as an aphrodisiac. Figurative use, however, is usually in reference to its bitter aftertaste. ...Английский Этимологический словарь
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