What is the Latin word for wormwood?

The usual Latin words for “wormwood” are absinthium, vīnum, absinthiātus; also absinthītēs. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.

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“wormwood” in Latin

absinthiumwormwood; an infusion of wormwood sometimes masked with honey due to its bitter taste; something which is bitter but who vīnumwine; grapes; a grapevine absinthiātusContaining wormwood absinthītēswormwood-wine

Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864

wormwood

absinthium (Plin.): *artemisia absinthium (Linn.). A decoction of wormwood, absinthii decoctum: poculum absinthiatum (Sen., Suasor., 6): wormwood wine (vinum) absinthiatum (Pall.); absinthites (Plin., Col.)

Quick answer

What is the Latin word for wormwood?: The usual Latin words for “wormwood” are absinthium, vīnum, absinthiātus; also absinthītēs. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.

Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.