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WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun absinthe has 2 senses
- absinthe(n = noun.plant) artemisia absinthium, common wormwood, lad's love, old man - aromatic herb of temperate Eurasia and North Africa having a bitter taste used in making the liqueur absinthe; Array is a member of genus artemisia
- absinthe(n = noun.food) absinth - strong green liqueur flavored with wormwood and anise; Array is a kind of cordial, liqueur
is a kind of wormwood
CIDE DICTIONARY
absinthe, n. [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]
ROGET THESAURUS
absinthe
Greenness
N greenness, green, blue and yellow, vert, emerald, verd antique, verdigris, malachite, beryl, aquamarine, absinthe, cr=eme de menthe, terre verte, verditer, verdine, copperas, greenness, verdure, viridity, viridescence, verditure, glaucoma, rokunaisho, green, verdant, glaucous, olive, olive green, green as grass, verdurous, emerald green, pea green, grass green, apple green, sea green, olive green, bottle green, coke bottle green, greenish, virent, virescent, green (learner), new, inexperienced, novice, (unskillful), green (ill, sick), green with envy, the green grass of Ireland, the wearing of the green.
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