(from the article `wormwood`) The leaves of the common wormwood (A. absinthium), probably the best-known species, have been used in medicines and such beverages as absinthe ...
[n] - aromatic herb of temperate Eurasia and North Africa having a bitter taste used in making the liqueur absinthe
absinthe noun aromatic herb of temperate Eurasia and North Africa having a bitter taste used in making the liqueur absinthe