SOUTHERNWOOD

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Meaning:

Shrubby European wormwood naturalized in North America; sometimes used in brewing beer

Synonyms:

Artemisia abrotanum; southernwood

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Nouns denoting plants

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)

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