Meaning of ARTEMISIA
| Pronunciation: | | `ârtu'mizeeu
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| | Definition: | | [n] any of various composite shrubs or herbs of the genus Artemisia having aromatic green or grayish foliage |
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| | See Also: | | Artemisia dracunculus, bush, estragon, genus Artemisia, shrub, tarragon | |
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| | Definition: | |  Artemisia
A novel about the Italian Baroque artist Artemisia Gentilleschi, emphasizing not only her genius but her humanity. more details ... |
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| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Ar`te*mi"si*a\ ([aum]rt[-e]"m[i^]zh"[i^]*[.a] or
[aum]rt[-e]"m[i^]sh"[i^]*[.a]), n. [L. Artemisia, Gr.
'Artemisi`a.] (Bot.)
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.
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