artemisia
artemisia Lexical Profile
• noun
Any of a large, diverse genus (Artemisia) of aromatic herbs and shrubs in the daisy family (Asteraceae), native to temperate regions of the Northern Hemisphere, cultivated for their silvery-gray, finely divided foliage and panicles of small, inconspicuous yellowish or greenish-white flower heads, and including wormwood, sagebrush, mugwort, and tarragon.
"The gardener planted silvery artemisia along the sunny border to contrast with the bright purple salvias."
• Rhymes for artemisia
Word Origin & Etymology
Borrowed from Latin artemisia, from Ancient Greek artemisía, traditionally named in honor of Artemis, the Greek goddess of the wilderness, childbirth, and healing, or after Queen Artemisia II of Caria, an ancient botanist and medical researcher.
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