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 Definitions of Artemisia  [ˌɑr təˈmɪʒ ə, -ˈmɪʒ i ə-, -ˈmɪz i ə]  

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Definition of 'Artemisia' Random House Webster's College Dictionary 

1. (n.) artemisia
any of several composite plants of the genus Artemisia, having aromatic foliage and small disk flowers, including the sagebrush and wormwood.

Etymology:  (1350–1400; ME: mugwort < L < Gk, <Ártemis Artemis)

Definition of 'Artemisia' Princeton's WordNet 

1. (noun) artemisia
any of various composite shrubs or herbs of the genus Artemisia having aromatic green or greyish foliage


Definition of 'Artemisia' Webster Dictionary 

1. (noun) Artemisia
a genus of plants including the plants called mugwort, southernwood, and wormwood. Of these A. absinthium, or common wormwood, is well known, and A. tridentata is the sage brush of the Rocky Mountain region


Definition of 'Artemisia' U.S. National Library of Medicine 

1.  Artemisia
A plant genus of the family ASTERACEAE with strong-smelling foliage. It is a source of SANTONIN and other cytotoxic TERPENES.



'Artemisia' - Nearby Entries  

artemisia  artemisia filifolia  artemisia frigida  artemisia gnaphalodes  artemisia ludoviciana  artemisia maritima  artemisia stelleriana  



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