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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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
The active ingredient found in the dried leaves of artemisia annua is called artemisinin, and it does work against malaria.
From BBC ● Aug. 11, 2021
As we encamped, the night set in dark and cold, with heavy rain, and the artemisia, which was our only wood, was so wet that it would not burn.
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 Frémont, John Charles
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