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‖ Artemisia|ɑːtɪˈmɪzɪə|
[L., a. Gr. ἀρτεµισία, f. ἄρτεµις the goddess Diana.]
A genus of plants (family Compositæ), distinguished by a peculiarly bitter or aromatic taste, including the Common Wormwood, Mugwort, and Southernwood.
1398Trevisa Barth. De P.R. xvii. xvi. (1495) 613 Artemisia is callyd moder of herbes and was somtyme halowed..to the goddesse that hyghte Arthemis. 1753Chambers Cycl. Supp., Artemisia, a medicinal herb of great efficacy as an uterine. 1866Treas. Bot. 95/1 The Artemisias abound in the arid soil of the Tartarian Steppes. |