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southernwood

southernwood noun: an aromatic shrub, Artemisia abrotanum, related to wormwood.

Noun

southernwood (countable and uncountable, plural southernwoods)

  1. An aromatic shrub, Artemisia abrotanum, related to wormwood.
    • To use a strong decoction of the vegetable bitters as a substitute for alcohol—such, for example as wormwood, chamomile, horehound, southernwood and tanzy.1833, New England Farmer, volume 11, page 43
    • According to the Roman Pliny the Elder, author of Historia Naturalis, southernwood was conducive to sexual excitement when the plant was placed under the bed.1961, Harry E. Wedeck, Dictionary of Aphrodisiacs, New York: The Citadel Press, page 227
    Synonyms:
    appleringie, appleringy, boy's love, lad's love, southern wormwood

southernwood meaning in Tamil and Telugu

southernwood in Tamil

மருக்கொழுந்து

southernwood in Telugu

southernwood, a fragrant leaf like balm, Artemisia vulgaris
దవనము davanamu

Synonyms of southernwood

All synonyms of southernwood

Forms of southernwood

pluralsouthernwoods

Origin of southernwood

From Old English sūþernewudu, equivalent to southern + wood.

Questions about southernwood

What does southernwood mean?
Southernwood means an aromatic shrub, Artemisia abrotanum, related to wormwood.
What is southernwood in Tamil?
Southernwood in Tamil is மருக்கொழுந்து. See Southernwood meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is southernwood?
Southernwood is a noun.
What is the plural of southernwood?
The plural of southernwood is southernwoods.

Words near southernwood in the dictionary

  1. southernliness
  2. southernly
  3. southernmost
  4. southernness
  5. southerns
  6. southernwood
  7. southernwoods
  8. southernwort
  9. southers
  10. Southerton
  11. Southery

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Adapted from Wiktionary: southernwood (page history and authors); southernwood (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); దవనము (Telugu) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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