genus Artemisia

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genus Artemisia - usually aromatic shrubs or herbs of north temperate regions and South Africa and western South America: wormwood; sagebrush; mugwort; tarragon asterid dicot genus - genus of more or less advanced dicotyledonous herbs and some trees and shrubs aster family, Asteraceae, Compositae, family Asteraceae, family Compositae - plants with heads composed of many florets: aster; daisy; dandelion; goldenrod; marigold; lettuces; ragweed; sunflower; thistle; zinnia artemisia - any of various composite shrubs or herbs of the genus Artemisia having aromatic green or greyish foliage mugwort - any of several weedy composite plants of the genus Artemisia Artemisia abrotanum, southernwood - shrubby European wormwood naturalized in North America; sometimes used in brewing beer absinthe, Artemisia absinthium, common wormwood, lad's love, old man - aromatic herb of temperate Eurasia and North Africa having a bitter taste used in making the liqueur absinthe Artemisia annua, sweet wormwood - wormwood of southeastern Europe to Iran Artemisia californica, California sage, California sagebrush - low ashy-grey California shrub Artemisia campestris, field wormwood - European wormwood similar to common wormwood in its properties Artemisia filifolia, sand sage, silvery wormwood - silver-haired shrub of central and southern United States and Mexico; a troublesome weed on rangelands Artemisia frigida, prairie sagewort, wormwood sage - silky-leaved aromatic perennial of dry northern parts of the northern hemisphere; has tawny florets Artemis pontica, Roman wormwood - European wormwood; minor source of absinthe Artemis spinescens, bud brush, bud sagebrush - a perennial that is valuable as sheep forage in the United States Artemisia stelleriana, beach wormwood, old woman, dusty miller - herb with greyish leaves found along the east coast of North America; used as an ornamental plant