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wormseed definition

worm·seed (wʉrm′sēd′)

noun

  1. any of a number of plants whose seeds are used in medicine as a remedy for worms, including various goosefoots, esp. the American wormseed (Chenopodium ambrosioides)
  2. the seed of any of these plants
  3. santonica (sense )

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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