wormwood
noun/ˈwɜrmˌwʊd/
Frequency rank: #18,765 most common English word
Meaning
A woody plant with an intensely bitter taste, traditionally used in medicine and to flavor drinks such as absinthe.
Example sentence
The old herbalist brewed wormwood into a bitter tonic that was said to aid digestion.
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