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ARTEMISIA ANNUA
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Artemisia annua mean?
• ARTEMISIA ANNUA (noun)
The noun ARTEMISIA ANNUA has 1 sense:
1. wormwood of southeastern Europe to Iran
Familiarity information: ARTEMISIA ANNUA used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Wormwood of southeastern Europe to Iran
Classified under:
Nouns denoting plants
Synonyms:
Artemisia annua; sweet wormwood
Hypernyms ("Artemisia annua" is a kind of...):
wormwood (any of several low composite herbs of the genera Artemisia or Seriphidium)
Holonyms ("Artemisia annua" 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
Artemisinin is isolated from the plant Artemisia annua.
(Artesunate, NCI Thesaurus)
A sesquiterpene lactone peroxide and dimerized plant product derived from Artemisia annua L with anti-malarial, anti-proliferative and anti-angiogenic effects.
(Artemisinin Dimer, NCI Thesaurus)
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