wormseed
nounEtymology From Middle English wormsede, wormesede, worme sede, wyrmsed, equivalent to worm + seed.
1
An aromatic tropical plant (Dysphania ambrosioides, syn. Chenopodium ambrosioides) that yields an anthelmintic oil
2
Santonica or Levant wormseed (Seriphidium cinum, syn. Artemisia cina), an Asian plant related to wormwood.
- Synonyms
- Jesuit's tea, Mexican tea, epazote, Jerusalem oak, drug wormseed, bluebush, Indian goosefoot, Jerusalem tea, Spanish tea
- Derived terms
- wormseed mustard