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southernwood
[ suhth-ern-wood ]
noun
- a woody-stemmed wormwood, Artemisia abrotanum, of southern Europe, having aromatic, finely dissected leaves.
southernwood
/ ˈsʌðənˌwʊd /
noun
- 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
Word History and Origins
Origin of southernwood1
Word History and Origins
Origin of southernwood1
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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