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■ noun an aromatic or bitter-tasting plant of a genus that includes wormwood, some species of which are used in herbal medicine. [Genus Artemisia .]
Origin
ME: via L. from Gk, 'wormwood', named after the Greek goddess Artemis.
[ ˌα:tɪ'mɪzɪə ]
■ noun an aromatic or bitter-tasting plant of a genus that includes wormwood, some species of which are used in herbal medicine. [Genus Artemisia .]
Origin
ME: via L. from Gk, 'wormwood', named after the Greek goddess Artemis.
Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004