Artemisia abrotanum n 1: shrubby European wormwood naturalized in North America; sometimes used in brewing beer [syn: {southernwood}, {Artemisia abrotanum}]
Southernwood \South"ern*wood`\, n. (Bot.) A shrubby species of wormwood ({Artemisia Abrotanum}) having aromatic foliage. It is sometimes used in making beer. [1913 Webster]