ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun
Etymology: Middle English wormwode, alteration (influenced by worm (I) & wode wood) of wermode, from Old English wermōd wormwood, absinthe; akin to Old High German wermuota wormwood
1. : a plant of the genus Artemisia ; especially : a European woody herb ( A. absinthium ) of a bitter slightly aromatic taste used chiefly in making absinthe
2. : something bitter, galling, or grievous : bitterness
the gall and wormwood of being a cripple — Dixon Wecter
it was wormwood for him to accept charity