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countable and uncountable, plural absinthes
The herb absinthium Artemisia absinthium (grande wormwood); essence of wormwood. examples
(figurative) Bitterness; sorrow. examples
A distilled, highly alcoholic, anise-flavored liquor originally made from grande wormwood, anise, and other herbs. quotations examples
Absinthe ads like to trade on artists like Van Gogh and Toulouse-Lautrec, as if the history of the green fairy began in the Pigalle neighborhood of 1870s Paris, but wormwood-infused drinks have been around for thousands of years.
2010, Paul Owens, Paul Nathan, The Little Green Book of Absinthe, Penguin
(color) A moderate yellow green. examples
(US) Sagebrush. examples