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PRONUNCIATION OF WORMSEED

wormseed  [ˈwɜːmˌsiːd] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF WORMSEED

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Wormseed is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES WORMSEED MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of wormseed in the English dictionary

The definition of wormseed in the dictionary is any of various plants having seeds or other parts used in medicine to treat worm infestation, esp an American chenopodiaceous plant, Chenopodium anthelminticum, and the santonica plant. Other definition of wormseed is the part of any of these plants that is used as an anthelmintic.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH WORMSEED


allseed
ˈɔːlˌsiːd
aniseed
ˈænɪˌsiːd
axseed
ˈæksˌsiːd
birdseed
ˈbɜːdˌsiːd
bugseed
ˈbʌɡˌsiːd
burseed
ˈbɜːˌsiːd
coleseed
ˈkəʊlˌsiːd
cottonseed
ˈkɒtənˌsiːd
flaxseed
ˈflæksˌsiːd
grapeseed
ˈɡreɪpˌsiːd
hayseed
ˈheɪˌsiːd
heartseed
ˈhɑːtˌsiːd
hempseed
ˈhempˌsiːd
linseed
ˈlɪnˌsiːd
mawseed
ˈmɔːˌsiːd
moonseed
ˈmuːnˌsiːd
oilseed
ˈɔɪlˌsiːd
pumpkinseed
ˈpʌmpkɪnˌsiːd
rapeseed
ˈreɪpˌsiːd
stickseed
ˈstɪkˌsiːd

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE WORMSEED

worm wheel
worm-eaten
worm´s eye view
wormcast
wormer
wormeries
wormery
wormfly
wormhole
wormholed
wormier
wormiest
wormil
worminess
worming powder
wormish
wormlike
worms
wormwood
wormy

WORDS THAT END LIKE WORMSEED

American wormseed
bad seed
canary seed
caraway seed
deseed
fern seed
gapeseed
go to seed
Niger seed
poppy seed
reseed
seed
terminator seed
to sow gapeseed

Synonyms and antonyms of wormseed in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «wormseed» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF WORMSEED

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The translations of wormseed from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «wormseed» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

土荆芥
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

epazote
570 millions of speakers

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wormseed
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

wormseed
380 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Arabic

سرمق
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

wormseed
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

Wormseed
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

wormseed
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

wormseed
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Wormseed
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

wormseed
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

駆虫草
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

wormseed
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Wormseed
85 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Vietnamese

wormseed
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

wormseed
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

कातडयाचा
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

wormseed
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

wormseed
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

wormseed
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

wormseed
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

wormseed
30 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Greek

wormseed
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Translator English - Afrikaans

wormseed
14 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Swedish

wormseed
10 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Norwegian

wormseed
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of wormseed

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «WORMSEED»

The term «wormseed» is used very little and occupies the 152.126 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «WORMSEED» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about wormseed

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «WORMSEED»

Discover the use of wormseed in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to wormseed and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Food Flavors: Formation, Analysis and Packaging Influences: ...
E/MZOJE/WORMSEED/CHENOPODIUM Epazote (alias Mexican tea) has been promoted in a number of English books and articles on Mexican cooking as adding an unusual flavor to foods and preventing flatulence from bean dishes [16 , 17, ...
E.T. Contis, C.-T. Ho, C.J. Mussinan, 1998
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Essential Oil Safety: A Guide for Health Care Professionals
administration of less than 5 mL of wormseed oil (Mele 1952). A 2-year-old child died after being given eight drops of wormseed oil, followed by a similar dose one week later. Autopsy showed broncho-pneumonia, liver and kidney damage,  ...
Robert Tisserand, Rodney Young, 2013
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A Dictionary of Chemistry and the Allied Branches of Other ...
the solution of iodine in wormseed-oil, propionic acid and iodofonn pass over, together with a dark-brown mobile oil, containing cinaebene, hydriodate of cinsebene, eina-bene- camphor, cymene, and small quantities of cinacrol, angelic acid, ...
Henry Watts, 1877
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A Dictionary of Chemistry
the solution of iodine in wormseed-oil, propionic acid and iodoform passoTer, together with a dark-brown mobile oil, containing cinaebene, hydriodate of cinaebene, einatbeoe- cam^hor, cymene, and small quantities of cinacrol, angelic acid, ...
Henry Watts, 1868
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The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia: The Century ...
The mean specific gravity of the liquor is indicated by the hydrometer. wormseed (Werm'séd), n. 1 . Same as santonica. See santom'ca and santom'n. Worme- eeede [cometh] from Persia. Hakluyt's Voyages, II. 1. 278. 2. The fruit of the ...
William Dwight Whitney, Benjamin Eli Smith, 1900
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A Modern Herbal
Seeds The Levant Wormseed, largely imported into Britain, is derived from a variety of the Sea Wormwood. Several species of Wormwood are mentioned by Dioscorides as being effective as a verrnifuge, one of which was reported as growing ...
Margaret Grieve, 2013
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A Modern Herbal: The Medicinal, Culinary, Cosmetic and ...
Seeds The Levant Wormseed, largely imported into Britain, is derived from a variety of the Sea Wormwood. Several species of Wormwood are mentioned by Dioscorides as being effective as a verrnifuge, one of which was reported as growing ...
Maud Grieve, 1971
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The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia: The Century ...
The mean specific gravity of the liquor is indicated by the hydrometer. wormseed (werm'sed), n. 1. Same as santonica. See santonica and santonin. Worme-seede [cometh] from Persia. Uakluyte Voyage*, II. 1. 27& 2. The fruit of the European ...
William Dwight Whitney, Benjamin Eli Smith, 1914
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North American Cornucopia: Top 100 Indigenous Food Plants
W. A. Weber, a medicinal plant of Mexico. Epazote zorrillo (Chenopodium graveolens Willd., skunk saltwort) is another medical species. • Epazote is also known as American goosefoot, American wormseed, Baltimore wormseed, bitter weed, ...
Ernest Small, 2013
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The Essential Herb-Drug-Vitamin Interaction Guide: The Safe ...
Medicinal Parts Flower bud Wormseed's Uses To lrenl worm ilifeslatiuii and fever Typical Dose Atypical daily dose of wo rmsecd has not been establishcd. Possible Side Elects Wormseed's side efiects include muscle twitching, stupor, and ...
George T. Grossberg, M.D., Barry Fox, 2008

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «WORMSEED»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term wormseed is used in the context of the following news items.
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Living And Eating With Crohn's Disease
Beans, chockablock full of necessary iron, require a good soak to release gases and the addition of epazote or wormseed to ensure adequate, pain-free ... «San Antonio Current, Jun 15»
2
Soup is the answer, no matter the question
The green pozole is my favorite, given that color by pipian (pumpkin seed), epazote (also known as wormseed), jalapenos and tomatillos that are blended to an ... «Chicago Tribune, Dec 14»
3
Taqueria Habanero: From Puebla, with love and fresh tortillas
I'm tempted to say the same for the crispy quesadillas, these half-moons that practically ooze grease, except I love the cool, minty effect of the dish's wormseed ... «Washington Post, Nov 14»
4
Wormseed plants among products from Carroll County farmers
This Tuesday's topic for the monthly Box Lunch Talk presented by the Historical Society of Carroll County will be the history of the production of wormseed in ... «Baltimore Sun, Aug 14»
5
Pope Francis to move into yurt in Vatican Gardens
The yurt, which was crafted by Consolata missionary nuns in Mongolia, is made out of cattail and bulrush reeds, Indian hemp and wormseed plant inner fibres, ... «The Tablet, Apr 14»
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Farm Museum aims to erect wormseed oil exhibit
Last year, Carroll County Farm Museum Manager Dottie Freeman showed Duvall, the maintenance supervisor for the museum, a photo of three wormseed oil ... «Washington Times, Feb 14»
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Curious herb is the whole enchilada
Among its many nicknames are wormseed, skunkweed, pigweed and goosefoot. The word epazote derives from two ancient Aztec words: "epatl" and "tzotl", ... «The Southland Times, Oct 13»
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Herbal Healer: What is epazote?
In fact, one of epazote's common names is wormseed. Recommended dosage. One half cup of epazote tea rendered from the leaf is taken in the morning on an ... «nwitimes.com, Sep 13»
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GEORGIA CLARK-ALBERT Mexican herb has medicinal powers
Some common names for it include wormseed, pazote and Mexican tea. Rather than a culinary plant, epazote is usually viewed as a medicinal herb. The leaves ... «Bangor Daily News, Jul 13»
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The Thoreau Poison
In the crook of a tree beside a stream where the piglets have washed up, white orchids turn blue as wormseed makes its way out of the rotting flesh and into their ... «New Yorker, May 13»

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