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ARTEMIS PONTICA
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Artemis pontica mean?
• ARTEMIS PONTICA (noun)
The noun ARTEMIS PONTICA has 1 sense:
1. European wormwood; minor source of absinthe
Familiarity information: ARTEMIS PONTICA used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
European wormwood; minor source of absinthe
Classified under:
Nouns denoting plants
Synonyms:
Artemis pontica; Roman wormwood
Hypernyms ("Artemis pontica" is a kind of...):
wormwood (any of several low composite herbs of the genera Artemisia or Seriphidium)
Holonyms ("Artemis pontica" is a member of...):
genus Artemisia (usually aromatic shrubs or herbs of north temperate regions and South Africa and western South America: wormwood; sagebrush; mugwort; tarragon)
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