Artemisia Definition
ärtə-mĭzhē-ə, -mĭzhə, -mĭzē-ə
artemisias
noun
Any of various aromatic plants of the genus Artemisia in the composite family, having green or grayish foliage and usually numerous small discoid flower heads and including mugwort, sagebrush, tarragon, and wormwood.
American Heritage
Any of a genus (Artemisia) of aromatic herbs or shrubs of the composite family, with small yellowish flowers, including wormwood and sagebrush.
Webster's New World
pronoun
A taxonomic genus within the family Asteraceae — the artemisias and plants known as wormwood, sagebrush, and mugwort.
Wiktionary
Other Word Forms of Artemisia
Noun
Singular:
artemisia
Plural:
artemisiasOrigin of Artemisia
Middle English artemesie mugwort from Old French from Latin artemisia from Greek artemisiā wormwood after Artemis (to whom it was sacred)
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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From Latin Artemisia, from Ancient Greek ἀρτεμισία (artemisia), from Ἄρτεμις (Artemis, “Artemis, the goddess”).
From Wiktionary
From Ancient Greek Ἄρτεμις (Artemis, “Artemis”), the ancient Greek goddess of forests and hills
From Wiktionary
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