wormseed
the dried, unexpanded flower heads of a wormwood, Artemisia cina(Levant wormseed ), or the fruit of certain goosefoots, especially Chenopodium anthelminticum (or C. ambrosioides), the Mexican tea or American wormseed, used as an anthelmintic drug.
any of these plants.
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How to use wormseed in a sentence
Take wormseed, half a drachm, flour of sulphur, a drachm; mix and make a powder.
The Works of Aristotle the Famous Philosopher | AnonymousCastor oil, also alone or with a few drops of the oil of turpentine or of wormseed, is also an effectual remedy.
wormseed, or the seed of Chenopodium anthelminticum, has been a favorite remedy for the round-worm, especially in children.
British Dictionary definitions for wormseed
/ (ˈwɜːmˌsiːd) /
any of various plants having seeds or other parts used in medicine to treat worm infestation, esp an American chenopodiaceous plant, Chenopodium anthelminticum (or C. ambrosioides) (American wormseed), and the santonica plant
the part of any of these plants that is used as an anthelmintic
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