(n) aromatic herb of temperate Eurasia and North Africa having a bitter taste used in making the liqueur absinthe, Syn. lad's love, absinthe, old man, Artemisia absinthium

wormwood oil

(n) a dark bitter oil obtained from wormwood leaves; flavors absinthe liqueurs, Syn. absinthe oil

The Collaborative International Dictionary of English (GCIDE) v.0.53 Collaborative International Dictionary (GCIDE)

Absinthate

n. (Chem.) A combination of absinthic acid with a base or positive radical. [ 1913 Webster ]

Absinthe

{ } n. [ F. absinthe. See Absinthium. ] 1. The plant absinthium or common wormwood. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. A strong spirituous liqueur made from wormwood and brandy or alcohol. [ 1913 Webster ]

Absinthe makes the tart grow fonder. Ernest Dowson [ PJC ]

An article on absinthe was prepared by Matthew Baggott ([email protected]) for distribution on the newsgroup alt.drugs. [ PJC ]

Absinthial

a. Of or pertaining to wormwood; absinthian. [ 1913 Webster ]

Absinthian

n. Of the nature of wormwood. “Absinthian bitterness.” T. Randolph. [ 1913 Webster ]

Absinthiate

v. t. [ From L. absinthium: cf. L. absinthiatus, a. ] To impregnate with wormwood. [ 1913 Webster ]

Absinthiated

a. Impregnated with wormwood; as, absinthiated wine. [ 1913 Webster ]

Absinthic

a. (Chem.) Relating to the common wormwood or to an acid obtained from it. [ 1913 Webster ]

Absinthin

n. (Chem.) The bitter principle of wormwood (Artemisia absinthium). Watts. [ 1913 Webster ]

Absinthism

n. The condition of being poisoned by the excessive use of absinth. [ 1913 Webster ]

Absinthium

n. [ L., from Gr. &unr_;. ] (Bot.) The common wormwood (Artemisia absinthium), an intensely bitter plant, used as a tonic and for making the oil of wormwood. [ 1913 Webster ]

Chinese-English: CC-CEDICT Dictionary CC-CEDICT CN-EN Dictionary

苦艾

[苦艾, kǔ ài] wormwood; Artemisia absinthium

苦艾酒

[苦艾酒, kǔ ài jiǔ] absinthe (distilled anise-based liquor)

Japanese-English: EDICT Dictionary EDICT JP-EN Dictionary

アブサン

[abusan] (n) absinthe (fre

アブサン油

[アブサンゆ, abusan yu] (n) absinthe oil; wormwood oil

苦艾

[にがよもぎ, nigayomogi] (n) wormwood (Artemisia absinthium); absinthium; absinthe wormwood; absinthe