Ho 10:4Am 6:12, in Hebrew,ROSH, usually translated gall or bitterness, De 32:32, and mentioned in connection with wormwood, De 29:18Jer 9:15 23:15 La 3:19. It indicates some wild, bitter, and noxious plant, which it is difficult to determine. According to some it is the poisonous hemlock, while others consider it to be the poppy.
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American Tract Society Bible Dictionary
A Dictionary of the Holy Bible, American Tract Society, c. 1859, edited by W. W. Rand.