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Look up: Artemisia

  1. Artemisia
    (Ambrosia, Dusty Miller, Estragon, French Tarragon, Ghostplant, Lad's Love, Mugwort, Old Man, Old Woman, Sage Brush, Southernwood, Summer Fir, Tarragon, Wormwood) These hardy, shrubby or herbaceous plants are from Asia, Europe and North America. They belong to the Daisy family, Compositae. Some Artemisias are grown for their ornamental or fragrant leaves and others, for their flowers. A. tridentata (Sage Brush) is a shrubby native of desert and semi-desert regions in the West. A. vulgaris (C...
    Found on http://www.botany.com/artemisia.html

  2. artemisia
    [n] - any of various composite shrubs or herbs of the genus Artemisia having aromatic green or grayish foliage
    Found on http://www.webdictionary.co.uk/definitio

  3. Artemisia
    Ar`te·mi'si·a (ärte'mĭzh'ĭ*ȧ or ärte'mĭsh'ĭ*ȧ) noun [ Latin Artemisia , Greek 'Artemisi`a .] (Botany) A genus of plants including the plants called mugwort, southernwood, and wormwood. Of these A. absinthium , or common wormwood, is well known, and A. tridentata is the sage brush of the Rocky Mountain region.
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/A/125

  4. artemisia
    <botany> A genus of plants including the plants called mugwort, southernwood, and wormwood. Of these A. Absinthium, or common wormwood, is well known, and A. Tridentata is the sage brush of the Rocky Mountain region. ... Origin: L. Artemisia, Gr. ... Source: Websters Dictionary ... (01 Mar 1998) ...
    Found on http://www.mondofacto.com/facts/dictiona

  5. artemisia
    noun any of various composite shrubs or herbs of the genus Artemisia having aromatic green or greyish foliage
    Found on http://wordnet.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?

  6. artemisia
    a genus of herbs and shrubs with strong-smelling foliage
    Found on http://www3.newberry.org/k12maps/glossar

  7. Artemisia
    `Artemisia` is the name of two ancient Anatolian rulers, often confused with one another: *Artemisia I of Caria, tyrant of Halicarnassus in the 5th century BC who participated in the Battle of Salamis; *Artemisia II of Caria, satrap of Caria in the 4th century BC; It is also: *the first name of the Italian painter Artemisia Gentileschi; *Artemisia (Goldoni), a tragedy by Carlo Goldoni *Artemisia, a genus of plants including the sagebrush and w...
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Artemisia

  8. Artemisia
    • (n.) A genus of plants including the plants called mugwort, southernwood, and wormwood. Of these A. absinthium, or common wormwood, is well known, and A. tridentata is the sage brush of the Rocky Mountain region.
    Found on http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning

  9. Artemisia
    (from the article `desert`) Smaller shrubs include Artemisia and Ephedra in Central Asia and North America, Atriplex in both these regions and also Australia, and Larrea in ...
    Found on http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/a/106

  10. Artemisia
    (from the article `Banti, Anna`) ...`Seven Moons`), introduced her recurring theme of intelligent Italian women`s low and lonely position. In 1947 she published one of her most noted ...
    Found on http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/a/106

  11. Artemisia
    Artemisia is a Greek girl name. The meaning of the name is `Wife of Artemis` Where is it used? The name Artemisia is mainly used In Ancient Greek.For the opposite sex use: In Ancient Greek: Artemisios (M) The name Artemisia doesn`t appear In the US top 1000 most common names over de last 128 years. The name Artemisia seems to be unique!
    Found on http://i-am-pregnant.com/names/girls/Art

  12. Artemisia
    Artemisia (är"tumi'shēu) , fl. 4th cent. B.C., ruler of the ancient region of Caria. She was the sister, wife, and successor of Mausolus and erected the mausoleum at Halicarnassus in his memory. A strong ruler, she conquered Rhodes. She also patronized the arts. An earlier Artemis...
    Found on http://www.infoplease.com/ce6/people/A08

  13. artemisia
    artemisia: see wormwood.
    Found on http://www.infoplease.com/ce6/sci/A09104


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10 November 2009

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On 10 November 1871, David Livingstone, missionary and explorer was `found` by New York Herald reporter Henry Morton Stanley, who greeted him with the famous words `Dr Livingstone, I presume`. Between November 1853 and May 1856 David Livingstone completed a remarkable coast-to-coast journey from Luanda in the west to the mouth of the Zambezi River in the east. It was an epic trip of 4,300 miles and Livingstone became the first European to complete it. Along the way he had discovered a giant waterfall called ‘Mosi-oa-tunya’ (the smoke that thunders). Livingstone named it Victoria Falls after the British monarch. read more

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