WORM-SEED
\wˈɜːmsˈiːd], \wˈɜːmsˈiːd], \w_ˈɜː_m_s_ˈiː_d]\
Definitions of WORM-SEED
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A seed which has the property of expelling worms from the intestinal tube or other open cavities of the body: it is brought from the Levant, and is the produce of a species of Artemisia (A. santonica), which is a native of Tartary and Persia: the seed of Erysimum cheiranthoides or treacle-mustard: a plant of the genus Spigelia.
By Daniel Lyons
