wormseed

noun

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"wormseed" is a 8-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“wormseed” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency English
8
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - An aromatic tropical plant (Dysphania ambrosioides, syn. Chenopodium ambrosioides) that yields an anthelmintic oil

Key facts for wormseed
PropertyValue
Headwordwormseed
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
Letters8
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “wormseed” sits in English frequency

wormseed falls outside the top-100,000 ranked English words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

wormseed is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

Zero misspellings are on record for wormseed in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

Etymologically, the entry records: From Middle English wormsede, wormesede, worme sede, wyrmsed, equivalent to worm + seed. The correct English form is wormseed, spelled W-O-R-M-S-E-E-D.

Definition

  1. 1
    An aromatic tropical plant (Dysphania ambrosioides, syn. Chenopodium ambrosioides) that yields an anthelmintic oil
  2. 2
    Santonica or Levant wormseed (Seriphidium cinum, syn. Artemisia cina), an Asian plant related to wormwood.

Etymology

From Middle English wormsede, wormesede, worme sede, wyrmsed, equivalent to worm + seed.

Synonyms

Jesuit's teaMexican teaepazoteJerusalem oakdrug wormseedbluebushIndian goosefootJerusalem teaSpanish tea

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "wormseed"?
"wormseed" is spelled W-O-R-M-S-E-E-D.
What does "wormseed" mean?
As a noun, "wormseed" means: An aromatic tropical plant (Dysphania ambrosioides, syn. Chenopodium ambrosioides) that yields an anthelmintic oil
What is the origin of the word "wormseed"?
From Middle English wormsede, wormesede, worme sede, wyrmsed, equivalent to worm + seed. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Using “wormseed”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct English spelling is W-O-R-M-S-E-E-D - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Browse more English words and confusable pairs in the same reference. English words
Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list