- wormwood
- \ \ see VERMOUTH
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Wormwood — may refer to:In comics: *Miss Wormwood, a minor character in Calvin and Hobbes * , a comic book series by Ben Templesmith * Chronicles of Wormwood , a comic book miniseries by Garth Ennis from Avatar PressIn literature: *Wormwood (star), in the… … Wikipedia
WORMWOOD — WORMWOOD, according to most commentators to be identified with the scriptural לַעֲנָה (la anah). It indicates evil (Deut. 29:17; Amos 5:7; et al.) as does the drinking of the liquid extracted from it (Lam. 3:15; et al.). In Arabic it is called… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
Wormwood — Álbum de Marduk Publicación 21 de Septiembre (Europa) 13 de Octubre (Estados Unidos) 2009 Grabación 2009 en los estudios Endarker Género(s) Black metal … Wikipedia Español
Wormwood — Worm wood, n. [AS. werm?d, akin to OHG. wermuota, wormuota, G. wermuth, wermut; of uncertain origin.] [1913 Webster] 1. (Bot.) A composite plant ({Artemisia Absinthium}), having a bitter and slightly aromatic taste, formerly used as a tonic and a … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Wormwood — • Wormwood, known for its repulsive bitterness Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006 … Catholic encyclopedia
wormwood — c.1400, folk etymology of O.E. wermod wormwood, related to VERMOUTH (Cf. vermouth), but the ultimate etymology is unknown. Cf. O.S. wermoda, Du. wermoet, O.H.G. werimuota, Ger. Wermut. Weekley suggests wer man + mod courage, from its early use as … Etymology dictionary
wormwood — [wʉrm′wood΄] n. [ME wormwode, altered by folk etym. (infl. by worm,WORM + wode,WOOD1: from use as a vermifuge) < wermode < OE wermod, akin to Ger wermut (> Fr vermout, vermouth)] 1. any of a number of strong smelling plants (genus… … English World dictionary
wormwood — ► NOUN 1) a woody shrub with a bitter aromatic taste, used as an ingredient of vermouth and absinthe and in medicine. 2) bitterness or grief, or a source of this. ORIGIN Old English … English terms dictionary
Wormwood — Cette page d’homonymie répertorie les différents sujets et articles partageant un même nom. Wormwood peut faire référence à : Wormwood, un comics de Ben Templesmith Wormwood, un album du groupe Marduk Wormwood, un titre de l album World of… … Wikipédia en Français
Wormwood — The essence of absinthe, an emerald green liqueur flavored with extracts of the wormwood plant, licorice and aromatic flavorings in a alcohol base. Absinthe was manufactured, commercialized and popularized in France in the late 1700s by Henri… … Medical dictionary
wormwood — kartusis kietis statusas T sritis vardynas apibrėžtis Astrinių šeimos prieskoninis, vaistinis nuodingas augalas (Artemisia absinthium), paplitęs Europoje ir Azijoje. Naudojamas maisto priedams (kvėpikliams) gaminti. atitikmenys: lot. Artemisia… … Lithuanian dictionary (lietuvių žodynas)
