armoise

French

Etymology

Inherited from Old French ermoize, from Latin artemisia, from Ancient Greek ἀρτεμισία (artemisía), from Ἄρτεμις (Ártemis, “Artemis, the goddess”).

Pronunciation

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Noun

armoise f (plural armoises)

1. mugwort

Related terms

• estragon
• absinthe

Further reading

• “armoise”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012