artemisia
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- noun
- /ˌɑːrtəˈmɪziə/
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- The herbalist recommended using artemisia for its aromatic properties in various remedies.
- artemisia 'Silver King'
- Dried artemisia
Examples
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In the garden, the fragrant artemisia adds a lovely gray-green color to the landscape.
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There's some lavender, some lamb's ear, All of the blue up here is Artemisia, and there's a bunch of different sedums in here.
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Dried artemisia was what Neva pressed into a vial, into the outstretched hand; then, with her arm around the woman's shoulder and still talking intently, she walked with her toward the small space in the enclosing shrubbery through which all such visitors arrived and departed.
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The landscape was beautifully complemented by artemisia and other aromatic herbs.
Compounds
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A large shrub with a strong smell and silvery leaves with three parts that grows in dry western North America
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A common European herb called mugwort with hairy stems and green leaves
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A bitter herb with a strong smell used to make absinthe and for traditional medicine
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A perennial herb with a strong smell called tarragon used to flavor food
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A plant that lives for several years with soft white leaves often called white sage
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A plant from southeastern Europe with silvery leaves used to flavor absinthe
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A small bush with feathery leaves and a strong scent used in gardens and old recipes
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A bush with silvery leaves that grows in the western US and gives food and shelter to deer and antelope
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A plant like common wormwood with small aromatic, slightly bitter leaves used in some herbal remedies
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A silver-grey shrub that grows on plains in the United States and Mexico and often becomes a weed in pastures
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A small aromatic plant with silvery green leaves and small brownish flowers that grows in dry northern areas
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A coastal plant with silvery leaves and a strong smell used in medicine and as a flavor
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A bush from the western United States that lives many years and that sheep eat, called budsage
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A low plant with soft silvery leaves often grown in gardens near the coast
Surface Forms
Etymology
The word artemisia comes from the Greek goddess Artemis, who was linked to 'wilderness' and healing plants. That's why the name is used for wild, aromatic shrubs like wormwood and sagebrush that people have used in traditional medicine.