wormwood /'wxmwud; 'wym/Wud/n [U] kinds of perennial plant with a bitter flavour, used in the preparation of vermouth and absinthe and in medicine; (fig) bitter mortification and its cause. 苦艾; 茵陳 (多年生植物，有苦味，用以調(diào)制苦艾酒，并用于醫(yī)藥); (喻) 苦惱; 悔恨; 其原由。