Lest there should be among you a root that beareth gall and wormwood.
Deut. xxix. 18.
Roman wormwood (Bot.), an American weed (Ambrosia artemisiæfolia);
hogweed. — Tree wormwood (Bot.), a species of Artemisia (probably
Artemisia variabilis) with woody stems. — Wormwood hare (Zoöl.), a
variety of the common hare (Lepus timidus); — so named from its color.