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Record 1 2016-01-20

English

Subject field(s)
  • Botany
  • Industrial Crops
  • Spices and Condiments
Universal entry(ies)
Artemisia
Latin
DEF

Any of several species of undershrubs found abundantly in arid, alkaline regions of western North America. Sagebrushes are classified in the genus Artemisia of the composite family, Compositae.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Botanique
  • Culture des plantes industrielles
  • Épices et condiments
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
Artemisia
Latin
DEF

Nom courant des plantes du genre Artemisia (famille des Composées), qui comprend l'Absinthe, l'Estragon, le Génépi et autres espèces aromatiques.

OBS

La déesse grecque préposée à la maternité, Artémis Ilithye, a donné son nom à l'Armoise (Artemisia) : étymologie liée à l'emploi que l'on faisait de ces plantes en gynécologie dans l'Antiquité.

Spanish

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