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ABSINTH
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Strong green liqueur flavored with wormwood and anise
Synonyms:
absinth; absinthe
Classified under:
Nouns denoting foods and drinks
Hypernyms ("absinth" is a kind of...):
cordial; liqueur (strong highly flavored sweet liquor usually drunk after a meal)
Meronyms (substance of "absinth"):
anise; anise seed; aniseed (liquorice-flavored seeds, used medicinally and in cooking and liquors)
absinthe; Artemisia absinthium; common wormwood; lad's love; old man (aromatic herb of temperate Eurasia and North Africa having a bitter taste used in making the liqueur absinthe)
