wormwood

Sinhala Dictionary definitions for wormwood

wormwood 🔊 /wɚˈmwʊˌd/

wormwood : කොහොඹ

wormwood definition

Noun.

  1. A composite plant (Artemisia Absinthium), having a bitter and slightly aromatic taste, formerly used as a tonic and a vermifuge, and to protect woolen garments from moths. It gives the peculiar flavor to the cordial called absinthe. The volatile oil is a narcotic poisoNoun. The term is often extended to other species of the same genus.
  2. Anything very bitter or grievous; bitterness.