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southernwood

[ suhth-ern-wood ]

noun

  1. a woody-stemmed wormwood, Artemisia abrotanum, of southern Europe, having aromatic, finely dissected leaves.


southernwood

/ ˈsʌðənˌwʊd /

noun

  1. an aromatic shrubby wormwood, Artemisia abrotanum, of S Europe, having finely dissected leaves and small drooping heads of yellowish flowers Also calledold manlad's love
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of southernwood1

before 1000; Middle English southernwode, Old English sūtherne wudu. See southern, wood 1
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Word History and Origins

Origin of southernwood1

Old English. See southern , wood
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Example Sentences

For the city of a day sprigs of southernwood, lavender, thyme, or marjoram make charming little trees.

Lad′die, a little lad: a boy.—Lad's love, a provincial name of the southernwood.

Boy′ishness.—Boy's love, a popular name for southernwood; Boy's play, trifling.

In the little room below, the lamp was lit; for the glow fell warmly upon the gravel path, shell-bordered, and upon the tufted mignonette, sea-pinks, and feathery southernwood.

Here, too, are sweet marjoram, rosemary, and rue; so also bay and thyme, and some pot-herbs whose use is forgotten, besides southernwood and wormwood.

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