Artemisia annua
- noun
- Specialized
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Artemisia annua
- Researchers have identified artemisinin, a compound found in Artemisia annua, as highly effective against malaria.
Examples
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Traditional Chinese medicine has used extracts from Artemisia annua for centuries to treat fevers.
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Artemisia annua is cultivated widely for its use in producing antimalarial drugs.
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I am growing Artemisia annua in my garden this year.
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Have you heard about the benefits of Artemisia annua?
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Artemisia annua is cultivated widely for its use in producing antimalarial drugs.
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Researchers have identified artemisinin, a compound found in Artemisia annua, as highly effective against malaria.
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Traditional Chinese medicine has used extracts from Artemisia annua for centuries to treat fevers.
Synonyms
A plant with scented leaves used to make medicine
Surface Forms
Morphology
Artemisia + annua
The binomial combines a genus name ('Artemisia' = a plant genus) with the epithet 'annua' (Latin for 'annual'), so a learner who knows both parts can infer it denotes an annual Artemisia plant. However, the full dictionary-style meaning (medicinal properties, artemisinin, malaria treatment) is specialized and not derivable from the constituents, and Latin epithets are often unfamiliar to B1 learners, so the transparency is only partial.
Etymology
Artemisia annua may get its name from Artemisia (a famous woman or a link to the Greek goddess Artemis), while annua means 'one year' because the plant grows and dies in a single season. So the name tells us it is a yearly herb often used for medicine.
