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absinthe

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absinthe /ˈabˌsinTH, ˈæbˌsɪnθ / (also absinth)
noun
1 a potent green aniseed-flavored alcoholic spirit, made with the shrub wormwood.
2 another term for wormwood (SENSE 1).
– ORIGIN late Middle English : from French absinthe, via Latin from Greek apsinthion wormwood.