What is another word for southernwood?

Pronunciation: [sˈʌðənwˌʊd] (IPA)

Southernwood is an aromatic perennial herb that is commonly known by numerous names, including old man, lad's love, andboy's love; it is also sometimes called Artemisia abrotanum. Southernwood is an old-fashioned garden plant that is widely grown for its ferny silver-green foliage, which has a strong, resinous aroma that is pleasantly reminiscent of sage. Other popular synonyms for southernwood include Ass Wormwood, citrus-scented wormwood, and herb of Saint Louis. Southernwood has been used in traditional herbal medicine for centuries, and is believed to have a wide range of health benefits including relieving stomach disorders, easing menstrual cramps, and promoting relaxation and sleep.

Synonyms for Southernwood:

What are the hypernyms for Southernwood?

A hypernym is a word with a broad meaning that encompasses more specific words called hyponyms.

What are the hyponyms for Southernwood?

Hyponyms are more specific words categorized under a broader term, known as a hypernym.
  • hyponyms for southernwood (as nouns)

What are the holonyms for Southernwood?

Holonyms are words that denote a whole whose part is denoted by another word.

Usage examples for Southernwood

But in a moment he only drew Louie closer, and kissed her more passionately, and sat there caressing her the more tenderly while they listened to a thrush that had built in the garden thicket, mistaking it for the wood, so near the town's edge was it, and so still and sunny was the garden all day long with its odors of southernwood and mint and balm; and he delayed there longer, holding her as if now at least she was his own, whatever she might be thereafter.
"Not Pretty, But Precious"
John Hay, et al.
The sweet-briar and cabbage-roses and southernwood filled the caravan with their fragrance.
"A Peep Behind the Scenes"
Mrs. O. F. Walton
There was the cottage with its thatched roof, looking just as comfortable as it had done then; there was the garden just the same as before, with the same kind of flowers growing in it; there were the cabbage-roses, the southernwood, the rosemary, the sweetbriar, and the lavender.
"A Peep Behind the Scenes"
Mrs. O. F. Walton

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