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apsinthion
Greek · ancient
"wormwood"
wormwood, the bitter herb used to flavor the potent green spirit
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absinthe
French · 1700s
"a strong wormwood-flavored spirit"
settled in French for the strong, anise-flavored spirit made with wormwood
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absinthe
English · 1842
"a potent green liqueur flavored with wormwood and anise"
adopted directly for the potent green liqueur
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