Artemisia

ar·te·mis·i·a   (är'tə-mĭzh'ē-ə, -mĭzh'ə, -mĭz'ē-ə)    n.  Any of various aromatic plants of the genus Artemisia in the composite family, having green or grayish foliage and usually numerous small discoid flower heads and including the mugwort, sagebrush, tarragon, and wormweed. [Middle English artemesie, mugwort, from Old French, from Latin artemisia, from Greek, wormwood, after Artemis (to whom it was sacred).]

Main Entry: ar·te·mis·ia
Pronunciation: "ärt-&-'mizh(-E)-&, -'mE-zh(E-)&, -'miz-E-&
Function: noun
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 : anyplant of the genus Artemisia
Aráteámis /'ärt-&-m&s/, Greek mythological character. Artemis was the Greek goddess of the hunt, wild animals, and the forest. Shewas identified with the Roman goddess Diana. Artemis was also worshiped as a goddess of chastity and childbirth. The genus Artemisia of composite plants was named after her, and a plant of thisgenus was formerly used to promote menstruation.