Herb. Obs. rare–1. [a. AF. averoine = OF. (13th c.) avroigne, Picard avrogne, mod.F. aurone:—L. abrotonum, a. Gr. ἀβρότονον.] Southernwood (Artemisia abrotonum).
c. 1350. Med. MS., in Archæol., XXX. 350. Aueroyne he take wt owte lettynge, Qweche is callyd soþernwoode also.
