noun
1. European wormwood; minor source of absinthe
• Syn: ↑Artemis pontica
• Hypernyms: ↑wormwood
• Member Holonyms: ↑genus Artemisia
2. glaucous herb of northeastern United States and Canada having loose racemes of yellow-tipped pink flowers; sometimes placed in genus Fumaria
• Syn: ↑rock harlequin, ↑Corydalis sempervirens, ↑Fumaria sempervirens
• Hypernyms: ↑Corydalis, ↑genus Corydalis
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nounUsage: usually capitalized R
1.
a. : a European wormwood (Artemisia pontica) that is a minor source of absinthe
b. : ragweed 2a
2. : a glaucous No. American corydalis (Corydalis sempervirens) with loose racemes of yellow-tipped pink flowers
Useful english dictionary. 2012.