artemisia
noun
ar·te·mi·sia
ˌär-tə-ˈmi-zh(ē-)ə 
-zē-ə
: any of a genus (Artemisia) of aromatic composite herbs and shrubs (such as sagebrush) compare wormwood sense 1
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Wormwood Oil Wormwood oil, also known as artemisia absinthium or absinthe, contains a chemical called thujone.
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Alyssa Sybertz, Parents, 15 July 2024
Giant larkspurs and lush artemisias weaved their way across the Art Deco stairway as guests ascended the reception hall.
—Maia Torres, Vogue, 4 Apr. 2024
The resulting arrangements in this chapter echo wild meadows in midsummer bloom, with arrangements of Sweet Annie, artemisia, twisted blackberry vines, wild grasses, Lady’s Bedstraw, and Queen Anne’s Lace.
—Christine Chitnis, Vogue, 23 Feb. 2024
For winter application, Osofsky suggests homing in on white flowers like hellebores or mock orange, paired with the silver foliage of artemisia and lavender.
—Kristin Guy, Sunset Magazine, 21 Dec. 2023
Now residents and visitors alike jostle for tables at the San Polo restaurant to order spritzes infused with local herbs such as salicornia and artemisia or dishes including mullet carpaccio from the Rialto Market with marinated turnips and miso crème fraîche.
—Caitie Kelly Siobhan Reid Abid Haque Gisela Williams Carla Valdivia Nakatani Rima Suqi, New York Times, 13 July 2023
Dancing pink dianthus are interspersed with acid-green artemisia; drifts of plump red roses punctuate a froth of Queen Anne’s Lace.
—April Long, Town & Country, 22 June 2023
Loose plants along the fence (such as salvia, lamb’s ears, and artemisia) soften the structured boxwoods.
—Grace Haynes, Southern Living, 25 Apr. 2020
For one, this particular landscape is dominated by two plant groups, junipers and artemisias—basically the Central Asian version of the American southwest’s sage brush.
—Matt Simon, WIRED, 12 June 2019
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Alyssa Sybertz, Parents, 15 July 2024
Giant larkspurs and lush artemisias weaved their way across the Art Deco stairway as guests ascended the reception hall.
—Maia Torres, Vogue, 4 Apr. 2024
The resulting arrangements in this chapter echo wild meadows in midsummer bloom, with arrangements of Sweet Annie, artemisia, twisted blackberry vines, wild grasses, Lady’s Bedstraw, and Queen Anne’s Lace.
—Christine Chitnis, Vogue, 23 Feb. 2024
For winter application, Osofsky suggests homing in on white flowers like hellebores or mock orange, paired with the silver foliage of artemisia and lavender.
—Kristin Guy, Sunset Magazine, 21 Dec. 2023
Now residents and visitors alike jostle for tables at the San Polo restaurant to order spritzes infused with local herbs such as salicornia and artemisia or dishes including mullet carpaccio from the Rialto Market with marinated turnips and miso crème fraîche.
—Caitie Kelly Siobhan Reid Abid Haque Gisela Williams Carla Valdivia Nakatani Rima Suqi, New York Times, 13 July 2023
Dancing pink dianthus are interspersed with acid-green artemisia; drifts of plump red roses punctuate a froth of Queen Anne’s Lace.
—April Long, Town & Country, 22 June 2023
Loose plants along the fence (such as salvia, lamb’s ears, and artemisia) soften the structured boxwoods.
—Grace Haynes, Southern Living, 25 Apr. 2020
For one, this particular landscape is dominated by two plant groups, junipers and artemisias—basically the Central Asian version of the American southwest’s sage brush.
—Matt Simon, WIRED, 12 June 2019
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artemisia
noun
ar·te·mis·ia
ˌärt-ə-ˈmizh(-ē)-ə
-ˈmē-zh(ē-)ə
-ˈmē-zh(ē-)ə
-ˈmiz-ē-ə
1
capitalized
: a genus of composite shrubs and herbs (as the sagebrushes and santonicas) that have strongly scented foliage and small rayless flower heads
2
: any plant of the genus Artemisia
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