Medical Dictionary
Main Entry:
ab·sin·thi·um Pronunciation:
ab-'sin(t)-thE-&m Function:
noun Inflected Form:
plural -thi·um 1 : WORMWOOD 2 a : the dried leaves and flowering tops of a common wormwood (
Artemisiaabsinthium) once used as a bitter tonic and stomachic
b : oil of wormwood used as an ingredient of absinthe
