English to Hindi Dictionary

Hindi meaning of wormwood

wormwood

/ नागदौन; एक किस्म का पौधा; कठोर आत्मदमन; आत्मसंतापन; कटुता;

Synonym santonica; acrimony;

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English Dictionary:

1. Wormwood

[n.]

- 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.
- Anything very bitter or grievous; bitterness.