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wormwood

[wurm-wood] / ˈwɜrmˌwʊd /


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Kurt’s cleanse contained black walnut, cloves and wormwood, along with a handful of other herbs.

From Salon ● May 18, 2025

After adding dry vermouth and wormwood bitters, Muir shakes and strains the drink and garnishes it with a fir sprig.

From Washington Post ● Jan. 6, 2023

As Azzuz finished her ceremonial prayer, the wormwood that coaxed the first flames was replaced with modern “drip torches” — canisters of gasoline and diesel with spouts and wicks.

From Seattle Times ● Oct. 28, 2021

The field wormwood plants grow on one of the tiniest reserves in England in Brandon, Suffolk.

From BBC ● Feb. 3, 2021

After that, she’d made a little box of folded rowan bark, and smeared it with wormwood and red ochre.

From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver


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