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abrotanum

US/əˈbɹɑt.n̩.əm/

abrotanum noun: a bushy wormwood from Europe, sometimes used in the brewing of beer, southernwood, Artemisia abrotanum.

Noun

abrotanum (countable and uncountable, plural abrotanums)

  1. A bushy wormwood from Europe, sometimes used in the brewing of beer, southernwood, Artemisia abrotanum.

Forms of abrotanum

pluralabrotanums

Origin of abrotanum

From Medieval Latin, from Latin abrotonum, from Ancient Greek ἀβρότονον (abrótonon, “wormwood, southernwood”).

Questions about abrotanum

What does abrotanum mean?
Abrotanum means a bushy wormwood from Europe, sometimes used in the brewing of beer, southernwood, Artemisia abrotanum.
What part of speech is abrotanum?
Abrotanum is a noun.
How do you pronounce abrotanum?
Abrotanum is pronounced /əˈbɹɑt.n̩.əm/ (US).
What is the plural of abrotanum?
The plural of abrotanum is abrotanums.

Words near abrotanum in the dictionary

  1. abrooks
  2. abrosexual
  3. abrosexuality
  4. abrosexuals
  5. abrosia
  6. abrotanum
  7. abrotanums
  8. abrotine
  9. abrotines
  10. ABRs
  11. ABRSM

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