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The name of the star is Wormwood

Wormwood is a shrub that tastes bitter. People made medicine out of it, but they also believed that it was poisonous. AT: "The name of the star is Bitterness" or "The name of the star is Bitter Medicine" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-unknown)

became wormwood

The bitter taste of the water is spoken of as if it were wormwood. AT: "became bitter like wormwood" or "became bitter" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor)

died from the waters that became bitter

"died when they drank the bitter water"