Artemisia absinthium : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: Artemisia absinthium	by the DICT Development Group
5 results for Artemisia absinthium
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Artemisia absinthium n aromatic herb of temperate Eurasia and North Africa having a bitter taste used in making the liqueur absinthe Synonym(s): common wormwood, absinthe, old man, lad's love, Artemisia absinthium
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Wormwood \Worm"wood\, n. [AS. werm[?]d, akin to OHG. wermuota, wormuota, G. wermuth, wermut; of uncertain origin.] 1. (Bot.) A composite plant ({Artemisia Absinthium}), having a bitter and slightly aromatic taste, formerly used as a tonic and a vermifuge, and to protect woolen garments from moths. It gives the peculiar flavor to the cordial called absinthe. The volatile oil is a narcotic poison. The term is often extended to other species of the same genus. 2. Anything very bitter or grievous; bitterness. Lest there should be among you a root that beareth gall and wormwood. --Deut. xxix. 18. {Roman wormwood} (Bot.), an American weed ({Ambrosia artemisi[91]folia}); hogweed. {Tree wormwood} (Bot.), a species of Artemisia (probably {Artemisia variabilis}) with woody stems. {Wormwood hare} (Zo[94]l.), a variety of the common hare ({Lepus timidus}); -- so named from its color.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Sal \Sal\ (s[acr]l), n. [L. See {Salt}.] (Chem. & Pharm.) Salt. {Sal absinthii} [NL.] (Old Chem.), an impure potassium carbonate obtained from the ashes of wormwood ({Artemisia Absinthium}). {Sal acetosell[91]} [NL.] (Old Chem.), salt of sorrel. {Sal alembroth}. (Old Chem.) See {Alembroth}. {Sal ammoniac} (Chem.), ammonium chloride, {NH4Cl}, a white crystalline volatile substance having a sharp salty taste, obtained from gas works, from nitrogenous matter, etc. It is largely employed as a source of ammonia, as a reagent, and as an expectorant in bronchitis. So called because originally made from the soot from camel's dung at the temple of Jupiter Ammon in Africa. Called also {muriate of ammonia}. {Sal catharticus} [NL.] (Old Med. Chem.), Epsom salts. {Sal culinarius} [L.] (Old Chem.), common salt, or sodium chloride. {Sal Cyrenaicus}. [NL.] (Old Chem.) See {Sal ammoniac} above. {Sal de duobus}, {Sal duplicatum} [NL.] (Old Chem.), potassium sulphate; -- so called because erroneously supposed to be composed of two salts, one acid and one alkaline. {Sal diureticus} [NL.] (Old Med. Chem.), potassium acetate. {Sal enixum} [NL.] (Old Chem.), acid potassium sulphate. {Sal gemm[91]} [NL.] (Old Min.), common salt occuring native. {Sal Jovis} [NL.] (Old Chem.), salt tin, or stannic chloride; -- the alchemical name of tin being Jove. {Sal Martis} [NL.] (Old Chem.), green vitriol, or ferrous sulphate; -- the alchemical name of iron being Mars. {Sal microcosmicum} [NL.] (Old Chem.) See {Microcosmic salt}, under {Microcosmic}. {Sal plumbi} [NL.] (Old Chem.), sugar of lead. {Sal prunella}. (Old Chem.) See {Prunella salt}, under 1st {Prunella}. {Sal Saturni} [NL.] (Old Chem.), sugar of lead, or lead acetate; -- the alchemical name of lead being Saturn. {Sal sedativus} [NL.] (Old Chem.), sedative salt, or boric acid. {Sal Seignette} [F. seignette, sel de seignette] (Chem.), Rochelle salt. {Sal soda} (Chem.), sodium carbonate. See under {Sodium}. {Sal vitrioli} [NL.] (Old Chem.), white vitriol; zinc sulphate. {Sal volatile}. [NL.] (a) (Chem.) See {Sal ammoniac}, above. (b) Spirits of ammonia.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Absinthin \Ab*sin"thin\, n. (Chem.) The bitter principle of wormwood ({Artemisia absinthium}). --Watts.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Absinthium \Absin"thium\, n. [L., from Gr. [?].] (Bot.) The common wormwood ({Artemisia absinthium}), an intensely bitter plant, used as a tonic and for making the oil of wormwood.