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Artemisia

/ɑːtɪˈmɪzɪə/

Any of many aromatic flowering plants of the genus Artemisia, including wormwood, sagebrush, and tarragon.

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Any of many aromatic flowering plants of the genus Artemisia, including wormwood, sagebrush, and tarragon.

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mugwortnoun	Artemisia vulgaris, traditionally used medicinally.
annual wormwoodnoun	An Asian aromatic herb, widely naturalized, Artemisia annua, the source of the antimalarial drug artemisinin.
tarragonnoun	The leaves of this plant (either fresh, or preserved in a vinegar/oil mixture) used as a seasoning.
wormwoodnoun	An intensely bitter herb (Artemisia absinthium and similar plants in genus Artemisia) used in medicine, in the production of absinthe and vermouth, and as a tonic.
sagebrushnoun	Any of several North American aromatic shrubs of the genus Artemisia, having silvery-grey, green leaves.
sweet wormwoodnoun	A fragrant Asian herb, Artemisia annua, widely naturalized, the source of the antimalarial drug artemisinin
motherwortnoun	Any of several perennial plants of the genus Leonurus, especially Leonurus cardiaca, used in traditional medicine to help with childbirth or treat uterine disorders.
sweet annienoun	A fragrant Asian herb, widely naturalized, Artemisia annua, the source of the antimalarial drug artemisinin
african wormwoodnoun	An aromatic African plant, with many traditional medicinal uses, Artemisia afra
sagewortnoun	Any of a number of perennial herbs in the genus Artemisia which have the aromatic gray or silver foliage of the sagebrushes, but are not shrubby enough to be termed brush.
southernwoodnoun	An aromatic shrub, Artemisia abrotanum, related to wormwood.
sea wormwoodnoun	Artemisia maritima, a European wormwood.
grande wormwoodnoun	The herb wormwood (Artemisia absinthium), which is used in the production of absinthe and vermouth, and as a tonic.
mingwortnoun	(obsolete, regional) Synonym of wormwood (“Artemisia species”).
dragon's wortnoun	A perennial herb, tarragon, Artemisia dracunculus.
chinese mugwortnoun	A herbaceous perennial plant from one of two species, Artemisia argyi or Artemisia verlotiorum, used in traditional Chinese medicine.
absinthiumnoun	(now rare) Common wormwood (Artemisia absinthium), an intensely bitter herb used in the production of absinthe and vermouth, and as a tonic.
sage brushnoun	Alternative spelling of sagebrush. [Any of several North American aromatic shrubs of the genus Artemisia, having silvery-grey, green leaves.]
roman wormwoodnoun	A smaller relative of wormwood, Artemisia pontica
absinthenoun	A distilled, highly alcoholic, anise-flavored liquor originally made from grande wormwood, anise, and other herbs.