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SOUTHERNWOOD
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Shrubby European wormwood naturalized in North America; sometimes used in brewing beer
Synonyms:
Artemisia abrotanum; southernwood
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("southernwood" is a kind of...):
wormwood (any of several low composite herbs of the genera Artemisia or Seriphidium)
Holonyms ("southernwood" 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)