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🍸 A green liqueur 🌿 A bitter herb
absinthe

absinthe

1 9.9
A bitter herb used to make a strong green alcoholic drink
  • noun
  • /ˈæb.sɪnθ/
translation icon : artemisa
  • Wormwood is used to make absinthe.

Examples

  • The distinctive herb in absinthe is grand wormwood (Artemisia absinthium), and the chemical name for the principal active ingredient in wormwood is thujone.

  • More absinthe?

    Gothic Harvest (2019)

  • I believe I've seen that green marble absinthe fountain (to drip cold water into absinthe), maybe in the Olde Absinthe House in NO, or maybe in your museum.

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  • The leaves turned out to be absinthe, used in Moroccan stuffings and stews and added to mint tea.

Synonyms

wormwood
vsabsinthe
  • Specialized
5 8.9

A bitter plant with a strong smell used to make medicine and flavor drinks

is one single species used for liqueur production rather than many
Artemisia absinthium
vsabsinthe
  • Specialized
9.9

A bitter herb with a strong smell used to make absinthe and for traditional medicine

is the common herb name rather than the scientific label
common wormwood
vsabsinthe
9.2

A plant with a strong smell and bitter leaves used to make the drink absinthe

is the botanical or formal name used in scientific contexts

Compounds

absinthe oil
9.9

A dark bitter oil from wormwood leaves that flavors absinthe drinks

How Alcoholic

absinthe
1 9.9
vodka
303 1.3
aguardiente
  • US
9.9
liqueur
14 5.6
wine
∞ 1.0
cider
76 1.5
beer
∞ 1.0

Surface Forms

absinthe singular
absinthes plural

Etymology

Absinthe the plant takes its name from the Greek word apsínthion, which means 'wormwood'. This very bitter herb was used in old medicines and to flavor the green drink, so the plant's name explains its taste and use.