southernwood en · NOUN
Pronunciation
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Etymology
From Old English sūþernewudu, equivalent to southern + wood.
Meanings
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(countable, uncountable) An aromatic shrub, Artemisia abrotanum, related to wormwood.
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: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:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| southernwoods | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Synonyms
appleringy (Artemisia abrotanum) · lad's love (Artemisia abrotanum) · boy's love (Artemisia abrotanum) · appleringie (Artemisia abrotanum) · southern wormwood (Artemisia abrotanum)
Translations (35)
ru полы́нь лече́бная (Artemisia abrotanum) · gl abrótano macho (Artemisia abrotanum) · nb abrot (Artemisia abrotanum) · nl averuit (Artemisia abrotanum) · nb abrodd (Artemisia abrotanum) · pt abrótano-macho (Artemisia abrotanum) · ang sūþernewudu (Artemisia abrotanum) · ru полы́нь лимо́нная (Artemisia abrotanum) · bg божо дръвче (Artemisia abrotanum) · grc ἀβρότονον (Artemisia abrotanum) · gl abrótano (Artemisia abrotanum) · ru полы́нь высо́кая (Artemisia abrotanum) · fi aaprottimaruna (Artemisia abrotanum) · la abrotonum (Artemisia abrotanum) · pl boże drzewko (Artemisia abrotanum) · nrf garde-robe (Artemisia abrotanum) · lt diẽmedis (Artemisia abrotanum) · it abrotano (Artemisia abrotanum) · de Eberraute (Artemisia abrotanum) · cmn 青蒿 (Artemisia abrotanum) · ja 木立蓬 (Artemisia abrotanum) · ca abròtan (Artemisia abrotanum) · nl citroenkruid (Artemisia abrotanum) · pl bylica boże drzewko (Artemisia abrotanum) · sv åbrodd (Artemisia abrotanum) · ja 西洋河原人参 (Artemisia abrotanum) · bg катринка (Artemisia abrotanum) · ru бо́жье де́рево (Artemisia abrotanum) · ca broida (Artemisia abrotanum) · ja サザンウッド (Artemisia abrotanum) · eo abrotano (Artemisia abrotanum) · es abrótano (Artemisia abrotanum) · ro lemnul-Domnului (Artemisia abrotanum) · axm բարձուենեկ (Artemisia abrotanum) · ja 翁蓬 (Artemisia abrotanum)