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wormseed en · NOUN

Etymology

From Middle English wormsede, wormesede, worme sede, wyrmsed, equivalent to worm + seed.

Meanings

An aromatic tropical plant (Dysphania ambrosioides, syn. Chenopodium ambrosioides) that yields an anthelmintic oil
Santonica or Levant wormseed (Seriphidium cinum, syn. Artemisia cina), an Asian plant related to wormwood.

Forms

Spelling	Features	Labels	Source
wormseeds	Number=Plur		lexicographic

Deriveds

wormseed mustard

Synonyms

Jerusalem oak (Dysphania ambrosoides) · epazote (Dysphania ambrosoides) · Indian goosefoot (Dysphania ambrosoides) · Jerusalem tea (Dysphania ambrosoides) · bluebush (Dysphania ambrosoides) · Mexican tea (Dysphania ambrosoides) · Spanish tea (Dysphania ambrosoides) · Jesuit's tea (Dysphania ambrosoides) · drug wormseed (Dysphania ambrosoides)