ARTEMISIA

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does artemisia mean? 

• ARTEMISIA (noun)
  The noun ARTEMISIA has 1 sense:

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

  Familiarity information: ARTEMISIA used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• ARTEMISIA (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Any of various composite shrubs or herbs of the genus Artemisia having aromatic green or greyish foliage

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Hypernyms ("artemisia" is a kind of...):

bush; shrub (a low woody perennial plant usually having several major stems)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "artemisia"):

Artemisia dracunculus; estragon; tarragon (aromatic perennial of southeastern Russia)

Holonyms ("artemisia" is a member of...):

genus Artemisia (usually aromatic shrubs or herbs of north temperate regions and South Africa and western South America: wormwood; sagebrush; mugwort; tarragon)

 Context examples 

Artemisia vulgaris top oil has antiseptic properties and is used in treatments for arthritis, rheumatism, and strained muscles.

(Artemisia Vulgaris Top Oil, NCI Thesaurus)