different between sagebrush vs absinthe

English

Alternative forms

• sage brush

Etymology

sage +? brush, from resemblance in odor and appearance to Salvia officinalis.

Pronunciation

• (UK, US) IPA^(key): /?se?d???b???/

Noun

sagebrush (plural sagebrushes)

1. Any of several North American aromatic shrubs of the genus Artemisia, having silvery-grey, green leaves.

Derived terms

• alpine sagebrush (Artemisia scopulorum)
• African sagebrush (Artemisia afra)
• Basin sagebrush (Artemisia tridentata)
• big sagebrush (Artemisia tridentata)
• Bigelow sagebrush (Artemisia bigelovii)
• birdfoot sagebrush (Artemisia pedatifida)
• black sagebrush (Artemisia nova, Artemisia arbuscula)
• blue sagebrush (Artemisia tridentata)
• boreal sagebrush (Artemisia arctica)
• budsage (Artemisia spinescens)
• California sagebrush (Artemisia californica)
• Carruth's sagebrush (Artemisia carruthii)
• coastal sagebrush (Artemisia californica)
• dwarf sagebrush (Artemisia scopulorum)
• fringed sagebrush (Artemisia frigida)
• gray sagewort (Artemisia ludoviciana)
• island sagebrush (Artemisia nesiotica)
• little sagebrush (Artemisia arbuscula)
• longleaf sagebrush (Artemisia longifolia)
• low sagebrush (Artemisia arbuscula)
• Michaux sagebrush (Artemisia michauxiana)
• Owyhee sagebrush (Artemisia papposa)
• prairie sagebrush (Artemisia ludoviciana)
• pygmy sagebrush (Artemisia pygmaea)
• ragweed sagebrush (Artemisia franserioides)
• sand sagebrush (Artemisia filifolia)
• scabland sagebrush (Artemisia rigida)
• silver sagebrush (Artemisia cana)
• Succor Creek sagebrush (Artemisia packardiae)
• timberline sagebrush (Artemisia rothrockii)
• threetip sagebrush (Artemisia tripartita)
• white sagebrush (Artemisia ludoviciana)

Translations

English

Alternative forms

• absinth

Etymology

French absinthe, from Latin absinthium, from Ancient Greek ???????? (apsínthion, “wormwood”). Doublet of absinthium.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /?æb.s?n?/, /?æb.sæn?/
• (US) IPA^(key): /?æb.s?n?/, /?æb.sæ??/

Noun

absinthe (countable and uncountable, plural absinthes)

1. The herb absinthium Artemisia absinthium (grande wormwood); essence of wormwood. [from 1350–1470]
2. (figuratively) Bitterness; sorrow. [from 1350–1470]
3. A distilled, highly alcoholic, anise-flavored liquor originally made from grande wormwood, anise, and other herbs. [from mid 19^th c.]

   Synonym: (colloquial) green fairy
4. (color) A moderate yellow green. [from late 19^th c.]

   Synonym: absinthe green

5. (US) Sagebrush.

Usage notes

• (wormwood): Absinth is the preferred spelling of this sense only.

Derived terms

Translations

References

Further reading

• absinthe on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Anagrams

• enhabits

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin absinthium.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ap.s??t/

Noun

absinthe f (plural absinthes)

1. wormwood (Artemisia absinthium)
2. absinthe

   Synonym: fée verte

Descendants

• ? Catalan: absenta
• ? English: absinthe
• ? Norwegian Bokmål: absint
• ? Portuguese: absinto

Further reading

• “absinthe” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
• absinthe on the French Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^fr