artemisia

n. [植]艾属, 艾

发音

UK /ˌɑː.tɪˈmɪ.zɪə/
US /ˌɑɹ.təˈmɪ.zi.ə/

词形变化

artemisias 复数 artemisias

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    Any of many aromatic flowering plants of the genus Artemisia, including wormwood, sagebrush, and tarragon, often used as traditional medicine, oral contraceptive and flavoring.

    艾

    蒿

词汇关系

名词

上位词 2

bush shrub

下位词 2

tarragon estragon

词源

From translingual Artemisia, from Latin artemisia, from Ancient Greek ἀρτεμισία (artemisía), from Ἄρτεμις (Ártemis, “Artemis, the goddess”).

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