Wormwood

Wormwood

Wormwood may refer to:

In comics:
*Miss Wormwood, a minor character in "Calvin and Hobbes"
*"", a comic book series by Ben Templesmith
*"Chronicles of Wormwood", a comic book miniseries by Garth Ennis from Avatar Press

In literature:
*Wormwood (star), in the Book of Revelation, a star that falls upon Earth and poisons one-third of the waters
*"Wormwood" (journal), a journal of literature and literary criticism
*"Wormwood" (book), a book of short horror stories by Poppy Z. Brite
*"", a novel by Marie Corelli
*"Wormwood" (G. P.Taylor), a fantasy novel by Graham Taylor
*"Wormwood" (Terry Dowling), a collection of science fiction stories by Terry Dowling
*Wormwood, a character in C. S. Lewis's "The Screwtape Letters"
*"Wormwood Forest: A Natural History of Chernobyl", a nonfiction book by Mary Mycio
*Mrs. Wormwood, a character in the first episode of "The Sarah Jane Adventures: Invasion of the Bane"
*Mr. and Mrs. Wormwood, characters in "Matilda"

In music:
*"Wormwood" (album), an album by moe.
*"", an album by The Residents
*"Wormwood", a song by Callisto
*"Wormwood", a song by Tristania
*"Wormwood", a song by Snowman

Other uses:
*Various plants of the genus "Artemisia" but commonly "Artemisia absinthium", also called grande wormwood or absinthe wormwood
*Wormwood (computer virus)
*"Wormwood" (TV series)


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  • Wormwood — Álbum de Marduk Publicación 21 de Septiembre (Europa) 13 de Octubre (Estados Unidos) 2009 Grabación 2009 en los estudios Endarker Género(s) Black metal …   Wikipedia Español

  • Wormwood — Worm wood, n. [AS. werm?d, akin to OHG. wermuota, wormuota, G. wermuth, wermut; of uncertain origin.] [1913 Webster] 1. (Bot.) A composite plant ({Artemisia Absinthium}), having a bitter and slightly aromatic taste, formerly used as a tonic and a …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Wormwood — • Wormwood, known for its repulsive bitterness Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006 …   Catholic encyclopedia

  • wormwood — c.1400, folk etymology of O.E. wermod wormwood, related to VERMOUTH (Cf. vermouth), but the ultimate etymology is unknown. Cf. O.S. wermoda, Du. wermoet, O.H.G. werimuota, Ger. Wermut. Weekley suggests wer man + mod courage, from its early use as …   Etymology dictionary

  • wormwood — [wʉrm′wood΄] n. [ME wormwode, altered by folk etym. (infl. by worm,WORM + wode,WOOD1: from use as a vermifuge) < wermode < OE wermod, akin to Ger wermut (> Fr vermout, vermouth)] 1. any of a number of strong smelling plants (genus… …   English World dictionary

  • wormwood — ► NOUN 1) a woody shrub with a bitter aromatic taste, used as an ingredient of vermouth and absinthe and in medicine. 2) bitterness or grief, or a source of this. ORIGIN Old English …   English terms dictionary

  • Wormwood — Cette page d’homonymie répertorie les différents sujets et articles partageant un même nom. Wormwood peut faire référence à : Wormwood, un comics de Ben Templesmith Wormwood, un album du groupe Marduk Wormwood, un titre de l album World of… …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Wormwood — The essence of absinthe, an emerald green liqueur flavored with extracts of the wormwood plant, licorice and aromatic flavorings in a alcohol base. Absinthe was manufactured, commercialized and popularized in France in the late 1700s by Henri… …   Medical dictionary

  • wormwood — kartusis kietis statusas T sritis vardynas apibrėžtis Astrinių šeimos prieskoninis, vaistinis nuodingas augalas (Artemisia absinthium), paplitęs Europoje ir Azijoje. Naudojamas maisto priedams (kvėpikliams) gaminti. atitikmenys: lot. Artemisia… …   Lithuanian dictionary (lietuvių žodynas)

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