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southernwood
[ suhth-ern-wood ]
noun
- a woody-stemmed wormwood, Artemisia abrotanum, of southern Europe, having aromatic, finely dissected leaves.
southernwood
/ ˈ²õʌðə²ÔËŒ·ÉÊŠ»å /
noun
- an aromatic shrubby wormwood, Artemisia abrotanum, of S Europe, having finely dissected leaves and small drooping heads of yellowish flowers Also calledold manlad's love
51³Ô¹Ï History and Origins
Origin of southernwood1
51³Ô¹Ï History and Origins
Origin of southernwood1
Example Sentences
For the city of a day sprigs of southernwood, lavender, thyme, or marjoram make charming little trees.
Lad′die, a little lad: a boy.—Lad's love, a provincial name of the southernwood.
Boy′ishness.—Boy's love, a popular name for southernwood; Boy's play, trifling.
In the little room below, the lamp was lit; for the glow fell warmly upon the gravel path, shell-bordered, and upon the tufted mignonette, sea-pinks, and feathery southernwood.
Here, too, are sweet marjoram, rosemary, and rue; so also bay and thyme, and some pot-herbs whose use is forgotten, besides southernwood and wormwood.
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