wormseed

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wormseed

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

noun wormseeds

An aromatic tropical plant (Dysphania ambrosioides, syn. Chenopodium ambrosioides) that yields an anthelmintic oil
Similar: Jesuit's tea, Mexican tea, epazote, Jerusalem oak, drug wormseed, bluebush, Indian goosefoot, Jerusalem tea, Spanish tea
Santonica or Levant wormseed (Seriphidium cinum, syn. Artemisia cina), an Asian plant related to wormwood.

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@misc{wormseed_2026,
  title = {wormseed},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/wormseed},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}