wormseed
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Etymology
From Middle English wormsede, wormesede, worme sede, wyrmsed, equivalent to worm + seed.
Noun
wormseed (plural wormseeds)
- An aromatic tropical plant (Dysphania ambrosioides, syn. Chenopodium ambrosioides) that yields an anthelmintic oil
- Santonica or Levant wormseed (Seriphidium cinum, syn. Artemisia cina), an Asian plant related to wormwood.
Synonyms
- (Dysphania ambrosoides): Jesuit's tea, Mexican tea, epazote, Jerusalem oak, drug wormseed, bluebush, Indian goosefoot, Jerusalem tea, Spanish tea
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