artemisia
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of artemisia
1350–1400; Middle English: mugwort < Latin < Greek, equivalent to Ártemis Artemis + -ia -ia
Example Sentences
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A quick online search for “rabbit-proof plants” reveals numerous other planting options, including anything in the Allium family, artemisia and lamb’s ear.
From Seattle Times ● May 20, 2023
It's named for the chief ingredient that makes it unique: artemisia absinthium, which you might know as wormwood.
From Salon ● Mar. 11, 2023
If Mom likes to walk, you can hike the 2.2-mile pathway around the reservoir together and check out the dazzling array of poppies, purple sage and artemisia that lines the California native garden.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 18, 2022
It's a derivative of artemisinin found in the artemisia plant, used for decades to treat malaria.
From BBC ● Aug. 11, 2021
Some artemisia bushes were ablaze for the morning's coffee.
From Tracks of a Rolling Stone by Coke, Henry J. (Henry John)
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