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ROMAN WORMWOOD
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Glaucous herb of northeastern United States and Canada having loose racemes of yellow-tipped pink flowers; sometimes placed in genus Fumaria
Synonyms:
Corydalis sempervirens; Fumaria sempervirens; rock harlequin; Roman wormwood
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("Roman wormwood" is a kind of...):
Corydalis; genus Corydalis (annual or perennial herbs of Himalayan China and South Africa)
Sense 2
Meaning:
European wormwood; minor source of absinthe
Synonyms:
Artemis pontica; Roman wormwood
Classified under:
Nouns denoting plants
Hypernyms ("Roman wormwood" is a kind of...):
wormwood (any of several low composite herbs of the genera Artemisia or Seriphidium)
Holonyms ("Roman wormwood" is a member of...):
genus Artemisia (usually aromatic shrubs or herbs of north temperate regions and South Africa and western South America: wormwood; sagebrush; mugwort; tarragon)
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