Index of English words, starting with "wo"

(1) - Wormseed (n.) Any one of several plants, as Artemisia santonica, and Chenopodium anthelminticum, whose seeds have the property of expelling worms from the stomach and intestines.

(1) - Wormwood (n.) Anything very bitter or grievous; bitterness.
(2) - Wormwood (n.) A composite plant (Artemisia Absinthium), having a bitter and slightly aromatic taste, formerly used as a tonic and a vermifuge, and to protect woolen garments from moths. It gives the peculiar flavor to the cordial called absinthe. The volatile oil is a narcotic poison. The term is often extended to other species of the same genus.

(1) - Wormy (superl.) Like or pertaining to a worm; earthy; groveling.
(2) - Wormy (superl.) Containing a worm; abounding with worms.