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wormwood sage

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Definition of wormwood sage

: a perennial white or tawny tomentose sagebrush (Artemisia frigida) with a stout woody crown, small leaves twice or thrice ternately divided, and flower heads with many long hairs between the flowers

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“Wormwood sage.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wormwood%20sage. Accessed 28 Jun. 2022.

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