roman wormwood

1. 1.

   European wormwood; minor source of absinthe

   SynonymsArtemis pontica

   Broaderwormwood

   Part ofgenus Artemisia
2. 2.

   glaucous herb of northeastern United States and Canada having loose racemes of yellow-tipped pink flowers; sometimes placed in genus Fumaria

   Synonymsrock harlequinCorydalis sempervirensFumaria sempervirens

   BroaderCorydalis

Questions about roman wormwood

What does roman wormwood mean?

roman wormwood means "European wormwood; minor source of absinthe". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

What is another word for roman wormwood?

Close synonyms include Artemis pontica, rock harlequin, Corydalis sempervirens, Fumaria sempervirens. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is roman wormwood a common word?

roman wormwood is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.