absinthium

noun

ab·sin·thi·um | \ ab-ˈsin(t)-thē-əm

plural absinthium

Medical Definition of absinthium

1 : wormwood

2a : the dried leaves and flowering tops of a common wormwood (Artemisia absinthium) once used as a bitter tonic and stomachic

b : oil of wormwood used as an ingredient of absinthe