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sweet wormwood

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A fragrant Asian herb, Artemisia annua, widely naturalized, the source of the antimalarial drug artemisinin

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable, usually

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Antonyms: none provided

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noun

Meaning 2

wormwood of southeastern Europe to Iran

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: Artemisia annua

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: wormwood

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