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artemisia

Syllabification: (ar·te·mis·i·a)
Pronunciation: /ˌärtəˈmēZH(ē)ə/

Definition of artemisia

noun

  • an aromatic or bitter-tasting plant of a genus that includes wormwood, mugwort, and sagebrush. Several kinds of artemisia are used in herbal medicine and many are cultivated for their feathery gray foliage.
    • Genus Artemisia, family Compositae

Origin:

Middle English: via Latin from Greek, 'wormwood', named after the goddess Artemis, to whom it was sacred

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