abrotanum

English

Etymology

From Medieval Latin, from Latin abrotonum, from Ancient Greek ἀβρότονον (abrótonon, wormwood, southernwood).

Pronunciation

  • (US) IPA(key): /ə.ˈbɹɑt.n̩.əm/

Noun

abrotanum (countable and uncountable, plural abrotanums)

  1. A bushy wormwood from Europe, sometimes used in the brewing of beer.[1], southernwood, Artemisia abrotanum.

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References

  1. Philip Babcock Gove (editor), Webster's Third International Dictionary of the English Language, Unabridged (G. & C. Merriam Co., 1976 [1909], →ISBN), page 6
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