ABSINTH'IUM, noun Budaeus in his commentaries on Theophrast, supposes the word composed of a priv. delight, so named from its bitterness. But it may be an Oriental word.
The common wormwood; a bitter plant, used as a tonic. A species of Artemisia.
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Webster's Dictionary 1828
American Dictionary of the English Language, Noah Webster, 1828.