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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.


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)

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of artemisia

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


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He smiled, taking in the Harley bikers parked near the cliffs and the men and women strolling nearby sporting Asir’s traditional garlands made of orange marigold, dill and artemisia, a gray-green plant similar to sage.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 28, 2025

It's named for the chief ingredient that makes it unique: artemisia absinthium, which you might know as wormwood.

From Salon ● Mar. 11, 2023

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

China has been conducting its own tests, based on traditional medicines that use the artemisia annua plant.

From BBC ● Aug. 11, 2021

Towards dusk we encamped among some artemisia bushes, two and three feet in height, where some scattered patches of short tough grass afforded a scanty supply.

From The Exploring Expedition to the Rocky Mountains, Oregon and California To which is Added a Description of the Physical Geography of California, with Recent Notices of the Gold Region from the Latest and Most Authentic Sources by John Charles Frémont

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