wormwood

1. Any of several low composite herbs of the genera Artemisia or Seriphidium (synset 111949018)
   is a type of: subshrub, suffrutex - low-growing woody shrub or perennial with woody base
   subtypes:

   • 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
   • absinthe, artemisia absinthium, common wormwood, lad's love, 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 - European wormwood; minor source of absinthe
   • artemisia stelleriana, beach wormwood, dusty miller, old woman - herb with greyish leaves found along the east coast of North America; used as an ornamental plant
   • artemisia maritima, sea wormwood, seriphidium maritimum - plants of western and northern European coasts
   belongs to: 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

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