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Artemisia

//ˌɑː.tɪˈmɪ.zɪə// noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    Any of many aromatic flowering plants of the genus Artemisia, including wormwood, sagebrush, and tarragon, often used as traditional medicine, oral contraceptive and flavoring.

    "In the event of anyone wishing to invoke the very Prince of Spirits, the following ingredients were prescribed to be burnt - Juice of Hypericon, Saffron, Artemisia, and the root of Valerian."

  2. 2
    any of various composite shrubs or herbs of the genus Artemisia having aromatic green or greyish foliage wordnet

Etymology

From translingual Artemisia, from Latin artemisia, from Ancient Greek ἀρτεμισία (artemisía), from Ἄρτεμις (Ártemis, “Artemis, the goddess”).

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