"absinthium" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /æbˈsɪn.θi.m̩/ [US] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Persent101-absinthium.wav [US]
Etymology: From Middle English absinthium, from Latin absinthium, from Ancient Greek ἀψίνθιον (apsínthion). Doublet of absinthe. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|absinthium}} Middle English absinthium, {{der|en|la|absinthium}} Latin absinthium, {{der|en|grc|ἀψίνθιον}} Ancient Greek ἀψίνθιον (apsínthion), {{doublet|en|absinthe}} Doublet of absinthe Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} absinthium (uncountable)
  1. (now rare) Common wormwood (Artemisia absinthium), an intensely bitter herb used in the production of absinthe and vermouth, and as a tonic. Tags: archaic, uncountable
    Sense id: en-absinthium-en-noun--ybS5cHK Categories (other): Artemisias Disambiguation of Artemisias: 47 7 46
  2. The dried leaves and flowering tops of the wormwood plant. Tags: uncountable
    Sense id: en-absinthium-en-noun-I0RAqOU0
  3. absinthe oil Tags: uncountable
    Sense id: en-absinthium-en-noun-TM8gBT-H Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages using etymon with no ID, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Pages with etymon, Terms with Finnish translations, Artemisias, Herbs Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 13 4 84 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 7 3 90 Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 23 5 61 2 7 2 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 31 3 56 2 6 1 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 19 2 70 1 8 1 Disambiguation of Pages with etymon: 20 5 63 2 8 2 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 9 6 84 Disambiguation of Artemisias: 47 7 46 Disambiguation of Herbs: 26 3 71
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Translations (dried wormwood): kuivattu koiruoho (Finnish)
Disambiguation of 'dried wormwood': 43 37 20
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