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worm·seed (wûrm

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1. A tropical American plant (Chenopodium ambrosioides) yielding an oil used as an anthelmintic. Also called epazote, Jerusalem oak, Mexican tea.

2. Any of several other plants used as an anthelmintic.

wormseed [ˈwɜːmˌsiːd]

1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) any of various plants having seeds or other parts used in medicine to treat worm infestation, esp an American chenopodiaceous plant, Chenopodium anthelminticum (or C. ambrosioides) (American wormseed), and the santonica plant

2. (Medicine / Pharmacology) the part of any of these plants that is used as an anthelmintic

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wormseed - rank-smelling tropical American pigweed

American wormseed, Chenopodium ambrosioides, Spanish tea, Mexican tea

goosefoot - any of various weeds of the genus Chenopodium having small greenish flowers

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