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αρτεμισία — meaning in English

artemisia

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English meaning

  • wormwood noun A very bitter herb used in medicine and in making absinthe and vermouth.

Senses

αρτεμισία is used for these senses in English:

  • artemisia Any of many aromatic flowering plants of the genus Artemisia, including wormwood, sagebrush, and tarragon, often used as traditional medicine, oral contraceptive and flavoring.
  • wormwood An intensely bitter herb (Artemisia absinthium and similar plants in genus Artemisia) used in medicine, in the production of absinthe and vermouth, and as a tonic.

wormwood — full definition

  1. noun A very bitter herb used in medicine and in making absinthe and vermouth.
  2. noun Something that causes bitterness, grief, or resentment.
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