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ARTEMISIA CANA
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Artemisia cana mean?
• ARTEMISIA CANA (noun)
The noun ARTEMISIA CANA has 1 sense:
1. low much-branched perennial of western United States having silvery leaves; an important browse and shelter plant
Familiarity information: ARTEMISIA CANA used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Low much-branched perennial of western United States having silvery leaves; an important browse and shelter plant
Classified under:
Nouns denoting plants
Synonyms:
Artemisia cana; gray sage; grey sage; Seriphidium canum; silver sage; silver sagebrush
Hypernyms ("Artemisia cana" is a kind of...):
sage brush; sagebrush (any of several North American composite subshrubs of the genera Artemis or Seriphidium)
Holonyms ("Artemisia cana" is a member of...):
genus Seriphidium; Seriphidium (woody plants grown chiefly for their silver or grey and often aromatic foliage; formerly included in the genus Artemisia)
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