absinthe

ab·sinthe also ab·sinth  (bsnth)

n.

1. A perennial aromatic European herb (Artemisia absinthium), naturalized in eastern North America and having pinnatifid, silvery silky leaves and numerous nodding flower heads. Also called common wormwood.

2. A green liqueur having a bitter anise or licorice flavor and a high alcohol content, prepared from absinthe and other herbs, and now prohibited in many countries because of its toxicity.

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[Middle English, wormwood, from Old French, from Latin absinthium, from Greek apsinthion.]

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absinthe

Noun

a strong, green, alcoholic drink, originally containing wormwood [Greek apsinthion wormwood]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	absinthe - aromatic herb of temperate Eurasia and North Africa having a bitter taste used in making the liqueur absinthe Artemisia absinthium, common wormwood, lad's love, old man absinth, absinthe - strong green liqueur flavored with wormwood and anise genus Artemisia - usually aromatic shrubs or herbs of north temperate regions and South Africa and western South America: wormwood; sagebrush; mugwort; tarragon wormwood - any of several low composite herbs of the genera Artemisia or Seriphidium
	2.	absinthe - strong green liqueur flavored with wormwood and anise absinth anise seed, aniseed, anise - liquorice-flavored seeds, used medicinally and in cooking and liquors cordial, liqueur - strong highly flavored sweet liquor usually drunk after a meal absinthe, Artemisia absinthium, common wormwood, lad's love, old man - aromatic herb of temperate Eurasia and North Africa having a bitter taste used in making the liqueur absinthe