abrotanum

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English

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Etymology

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From Medieval Latin, from Latin abrotonum, from Ancient Greek ἀβρότονον (abrótonon, “wormwood, southernwood”).

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Noun

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abrotanum (countable and uncountable, plural abrotanums)

  1. A bushy wormwood from Europe, sometimes used in the brewing of beer,[1] southernwood, Artemisia abrotanum.

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References

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  • “abrotanum”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.
  1. ^ Philip Babcock Gove (editor), Webster's Third International Dictionary of the English Language, Unabridged (G. & C. Merriam Co., 1976 [1909], →ISBN), page 6
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