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Absinthin
noun · 78% connection
The bitter principle of wormwood (Artemisia absinthium).
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: composite, plant, artemisia, absinthium, bitter.
Absinthium
noun · 78% connection
The common wormwood (Artemisia absinthium), an intensely bitter plant, used as a tonic and for making the oil of wormwood.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: composite, plant, artemisia, absinthium, bitter.
Allspice
noun · 78% connection
The berry of the pimento (Eugenia pimenta), a tree of the West Indies; a spice of a mildly pungent taste, and agreeably aromatic; Jama…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: composite, plant, artemisia, absinthium, bitter.
Angelica
noun · 78% connection
An aromatic umbelliferous plant (Archangelica officinalis or Angelica archangelica) the leaf stalks of which are sometimes candied and…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: composite, plant, artemisia, absinthium, bitter.
Artemisia
noun · 78% connection
any of various composite shrubs or herbs of the genus Artemisia having aromatic green or greyish foliage
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: composite, plant, artemisia, absinthium, bitter.
Authentic
noun · 78% connection
Having as immediate relation to the tonic, in distinction from plagal, which has a correspondent relation to the dominant in the octav…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: composite, plant, artemisia, absinthium, bitter.
Benzoin
noun · 78% connection
A resinous substance, dry and brittle, obtained from the Styrax benzoin, a tree of Sumatra, Java, etc., having a fragrant odor, and sl…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: composite, plant, artemisia, absinthium, bitter.
Bitter
verb · 78% connection
Having a peculiar, acrid, biting taste, like that of wormwood or an infusion of hops; as, a bitter medicine; bitter as aloes.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: composite, plant, artemisia, absinthium, bitter.
Bittersweet
adjective · 78% connection
Sweet and then bitter or bitter and then sweet; esp. sweet with a bitter after taste; hence (Fig.), pleasant but painful.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: composite, plant, artemisia, absinthium, bitter.
Calamus
noun · 78% connection
A species of Acorus (A. calamus), commonly called calamus, or sweet flag. The root has a pungent, aromatic taste, and is used in medic…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: composite, plant, artemisia, absinthium, bitter.
Calumba
noun · 78% connection
The root of a plant (Jateorrhiza Calumba, and probably Cocculus palmatus), indigenous in Mozambique. It has an unpleasantly bitter tas…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: composite, plant, artemisia, absinthium, bitter.
Chamomile
noun · 78% connection
A genus of herbs (Anthemis) of the Composite family. The common camomile, A. nobilis, is used as a popular remedy. Its flowers have a…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: composite, plant, artemisia, absinthium, bitter.
Colocynth
noun · 78% connection
The light spongy pulp of the fruit of the bitter cucumber (Citrullus, / Cucumis, colocynthis), an Asiatic plant allied to the watermel…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: composite, plant, artemisia, absinthium, bitter.
Contrayerva
noun · 78% connection
A species of Dorstenia (D. Contrayerva), a South American plant, the aromatic root of which is sometimes used in medicine as a gentle…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: composite, plant, artemisia, absinthium, bitter.
Cowage
noun · 78% connection
pods of the cowage plant or the stinging hairs covering them; used as a vermifuge when mixed with e.g. honey
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: composite, plant, artemisia, absinthium, bitter.
Cowhage
noun · 78% connection
A leguminous climbing plant of the genus Mucuna, having crooked pods covered with sharp hairs, which stick to the fingers, causing int…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: composite, plant, artemisia, absinthium, bitter.
Elecampane
noun · 78% connection
A large, coarse herb (Inula Helenium), with composite yellow flowers. The root, which has a pungent taste, is used as a tonic, and was…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: composite, plant, artemisia, absinthium, bitter.
Entasia
noun · 78% connection
Tonic spasm; -- applied generically to denote any disease characterized by tonic spasms, as tetanus, trismus, etc.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: composite, plant, artemisia, absinthium, bitter.
