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absinth

CIDE DICTIONARY

absinthn. [F. absinthe. See Absinthium.].
  •  The plant absinthium or common wormwood.  [1913 Webster]
  •  A strong spirituous liqueur made from wormwood and brandy or alcohol.  [1913 Webster]
    "An article on absinthe was prepared by Matthew Baggott (bagg(at)ellis.uchicago.edu) for distribution on the newsgroup alt.drugs."  [PJC]
    "Absinthe makes the tart grow fonder."  [PJC]

OXFORD DICTIONARY

absinth, n.
1 a shrubby plant, Atemisia absinthium, or its essence. Also called WORMWOOD.
2 (usu. absinthe) a green aniseed-flavoured potent liqueur based on wormwood and turning milky when water is added.

Etymology
F absinthe f. L absinthium f. Gk apsinthion

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