Noun
wormwood -
any of several low composite herbs of the genera Artemisia or Seriphidium
subshrub ,
suffrutex low-growing woody shrub or perennial with woody base
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
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
artemisia absinthium ,
common wormwood ,
lad's love ,
absinthe ,
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 campestris ,
field wormwood European wormwood similar to common wormwood in its properties
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 glaucous herb of northeastern United States and Canada having loose racemes of yellow-tipped pink flowers; sometimes placed in genus Fumaria
artemisia stelleriana ,
beach wormwood ,
old woman ,
dusty miller a woman who is old
