artemisia

American  

[ahr-tuh-miz-ee-uh, -mizh-, -mish-] / ˌɑr təˈmɪz i ə, -ˈmɪʒ-, -ˈmɪʃ- /

noun

1. any of several composite plants of the genus Artemisia, having aromatic foliage and small disk flowers, including the sagebrush, wormwood, and mugwort.

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artemisia British  

/ ˌɑːtɪˈmiːzɪə /

noun

1. any herbaceous perennial plant of the genus Artemisia, of the N hemisphere, such as mugwort, sagebrush, and wormwood: family Asteraceae (composites)

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Etymology

Origin of artemisia

1350–1400; Middle English: mugwort < Latin < Greek, equivalent to Ártemis Artemis + -ia -ia

Example Sentences

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

Never assume that just because you find a 4-inch artemisia in one place, they don’t carry a gallon size somewhere else.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 20, 2022

And scientists in South Africa have been doing laboratory tests on artemisia annua and another variety of the plant - artemisia afra - for effectiveness against Covid-19.

From BBC • Aug. 11, 2021

Cat-tail and artemisia were put over the doors.

From Hung Lou Meng, Book II Or, the Dream of the Red Chamber, a Chinese Novel in Two Books by Joly, H. Bencraft