HyperDic: genus_artemisia

English > 1 sense of the expression genus Artemisia:
NOUNplantgenus Artemisiausually aromatic shrubs or herbs of north temperate regions and South Africa and western South America
English > genus Artemisia: 1 sense > noun 1, plant
Meaningusually aromatic shrubs or herbs of north temperate regions and South Africa and western South America: wormwood; sagebrush; mugwort; tarragon.
Member ofCompositae, family Compositae, Asteraceae, family Asteraceae, aster familyplants with heads composed of many florets
MembersCalifornia sagebrush, California sage, Artemisia californicaLow ashy-grey California shrub
Roman wormwood, Artemis ponticaEuropean wormwood
artemisiaAny of various composite shrubs or herbs of the genus Artemisia having aromatic green or greyish foliage
bud brush, bud sagebrush, Artemis spinescensA perennial that is valuable as sheep forage in the United States
common wormwood, absinthe, old man, lad's love, Artemisia absinthiumaromatic herb of temperate Eurasia and North Africa having a bitter taste used in making the liqueur absinthe
dusty miller, beach wormwood, old woman, Artemisia stellerianaherb with greyish leaves found along the east coast of North America
field wormwood, Artemisia campestrisEuropean wormwood similar to common wormwood in its properties
mugwortAny of several weedy composite plants of the genus Artemisia
sand sage, silvery wormwood, Artemisia filifoliasilver-haired shrub of central and southern United States and Mexico
southernwood, Artemisia abrotanumshrubby European wormwood naturalized in North America
sweet wormwood, Artemisia annuawormwood of southeastern Europe to Iran
wormwood sage, prairie sagewort, Artemisia frigidasilky-leaved aromatic perennial of dry northern parts of the northern hemisphere
Broaderasterid dicot genusgenus of more or less advanced dicotyledonous herbs and some trees and shrubs
Spanishgenus artemisia
Catalangenus artemisia

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