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Definition of Artemesia

Artemi`sia, queen of Halicarnassus, joined Xerxes in his invasion of Greece, and fought with valour at Salamis, 440 B.C. A. II., also queen, raised a tomb over the grave of her husband Mausolus, regarded as one of the seven wonders of the world, 355 B.C.
- Wikipedia

Ar`te*mi"si*a (ärt&esl;"m&ibreve;zh"&ibreve;*&adot; or ärt&esl;"m&ibreve;sh"&ibreve;*&adot;), n. [L. Artemisia, Gr. 'Artemisi`a.] (Bot.) A genus of plants including the plants called mugwort, southernwood, and wormwood. Of these A. absinthium, or common wormwood, is well known, and A. tridentata is the sage brush of the Rocky Mountain region.

- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)


    Translingual
  • (botany) a botanical name at the rank of genus. Circumscription of the genus will vary with taxonomic viewpoint.
- The Nuttall Encyclopedia

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