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abrotanum

Pronunciation: /əˈbɹɑt.n̩.əm/

The English word “abrotanum” has 1 meaning listed here.

noun

  1. A bushy wormwood from Europe, sometimes used in the brewing of beer, southernwood, Artemisia abrotanum.

Etymology

From Medieval Latin, from Latin abrotonum, from Ancient Greek ἀβρότονον (abrótonon, “wormwood, southernwood”).

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