Meaning Of The Word Wormseed

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wormseed in American English
any of a number of plants whose seeds are used in medicine as a remedy for worms, including various goosefoots, esp. the American wormseed (Chenopodium ambrosioides)
noun: the dried, unexpanded flower heads of a wormwood, Artemisia cina ( Levant wormseed), or the fruit of certain goosefoots, esp Chenopodium anthelminticum (or C. ambrosioides), the Mexican tea or American wormseed, used as an anthelmintic drug

wormseed in British English
noun: 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

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