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From Latin absinthium < Ancient Greek ἀψίνθιον (apsinthion). The Ancient Greek word is of uncertain origin. May be from Persian اسپند (ispand), “‘wild rue’”). See also Absinthe on Wikipedia.

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1. Patrono:Plants The common wormwood (Artemisia absinthium), an intensely bitter herb used in the production of absinthe and vermouth, and as a tonic.

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• apsinthium

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From Ancient Greek ἀψίνθιον (apsinthion), “‘wormwood’”).

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absinthium (genitive absinthiī); n, second declension

1. wormwood
2. an infusion of wormwood sometimes masked with honey due to its bitter taste
3. (figuratively) something which is bitter but wholesome
   • c. 35-100 AD — Quintilian, Institutio Oratoria, 3.1.5

     Sed nos veremur ne parum hic liber mellis et absinthii multum habere videatur

     But I fear that this book will have too little sweetness and too much wormwood.

4. accusative singular of absinthium
5. vocative singular of absinthium

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Patrono:La-decl-2nd-Nfr:absinthium it:absinthium nl:absinthium ru:absinthium fi:absinthium