wormseed

== English == === Etymology === From Middle English wormsede, wormesede, worme sede, wyrmsed, equivalent to worm +‎ seed. === Noun === wormseed (plural wormseeds) An aromatic tropical plant (Dysphania ambrosioides, syn. Chenopodium ambrosioides) that yields an anthelmintic oil Santonica or Levant wormseed (Seriphidium cinum, syn. Artemisia cina), an Asian plant related to wormwood. ==== Synonyms ==== (Dysphania ambrosoides): Jesuit's tea, Mexican tea, epazote, Jerusalem oak, drug wormseed, bluebush, Indian goosefoot, Jerusalem tea, Spanish tea ==== Derived terms ==== wormseed mustard (Erysimum cheiranthoides) === References === Wormseed, Levant === Anagrams === dweomers