ARTEMISIA


Meaning of ARTEMISIA in English

ˌärd.əˈmizh(ē)ə, -rtəˈ-, -izēə, -is- noun

Etymology: New Latin Artemisia, from Latin artemisia mugwort, from Greek, probably irregular from Artemid-, Artemis + -ia

1. capitalized : a genus of shrubs and herbs (family Compositae) widely distributed in temperate and cool regions and having strongly scented foliage and small rayless flower heads

2. -s : any plant of the genus Artemisia, abundant in the western United States

Webster's New International English Dictionary.      Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster.