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First published 2001 (DOST Vol. IX).
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Quotation dates: 1579
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Southerne wood, Suthernewod, n. [ME and e.m.E. suþerwude (c1150), southrenwode (a1387), sother-wood (a1400), OE súðerne wudu.] The aromatic plant southernwood (Artemisia Abrotanum), formerly cultivated for medicinal purposes. — 1579 Despauter (1579).
Abrotanus, suthernewod [1617 southerne wood]
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