noun
- a bitter-tasting plant of the daisy family, used in making absinthe and some medicines
- something bitter or grievous; a source of bitterness or grief
Usage: literary
Examples
- The garden contained several varieties of wormwood among the herbs.
- Absinthe gets its distinctive bitter flavor from wormwood.
- Traditional medicine has used wormwood for digestive ailments.
- The loss of his friend was wormwood to his soul.
- Her harsh words were wormwood to him.
- The defeat left a taste of wormwood in their mouths.