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Webster 1913 Edition


Wormseed

Worm′seedˊ

,
Noun.
(Bot.)
Any one of several plants, as
Artemisia santonica
, and
Chenopodium anthelminticum
, whose seeds have the property of expelling worms from the stomach and intestines.
Wormseed mustard
,
a slender, cruciferous plant (
Erysinum cheiranthoides
) having small lanceolate leaves.

Definition 2024


wormseed

wormseed

English

Noun

wormseed (plural wormseeds)

  1. An aromatic tropical plant (Dysphania ambrosioides, syn. Chenopodium ambrosioides) that yields an anthelmintic oil
  2. An Asian plant related to wormwood, santonica or Levant wormseed, Artemisia cina

Derived terms

  • wormseed mustard

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