American English pronunciation
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IPA transcription: ['wɚm,wʊd]
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Noun
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any of several low composite herbs of the genera Artemisia or Seriphidium
Usage examples
- It included Hammersmith, Wormwood Scrubs, Old Oak Common and Shepherd's Bush.
- Artemisinin, a new, highly-effective anti-malarial compound, is a sesquiterpene lactone found in Chinese wormwood.
- It is close to Wormwood Scrubs prison and Queen Charlotte's and Chelsea Hospital.
- The plant somewhat resembles "Artemisia absinthium", the absinthe wormwood, but is smaller.