southernwood

[ suhth -ern-woo d ]
/ ˈsʌð ərnˌwʊd /

noun

a woody-stemmed wormwood, Artemisia abrotanum, of southern Europe, having aromatic, finely dissected leaves.
Also called old man.

Origin of southernwood

before 1000; Middle English southernwode, Old English sūtherne wudu. See southern, wood1

Words nearby southernwood

southern-fried, southerner, southernism, southernly, southernmost, southernwood, southey, southfield, southgate, southing, southington

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British Dictionary definitions for southernwood

southernwood
/ (ˈsʌðənˌwʊd) /

noun

an aromatic shrubby wormwood, Artemisia abrotanum, of S Europe, having finely dissected leaves and small drooping heads of yellowish flowers Also called: old man, lad's love

Word Origin for southernwood

Old English. See southern, wood