English Explanatory Dictionary

sweet Annie

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A fragrant Asian herb, widely naturalized, Artemisia annua, the source of the antimalarial drug artemisinin
noun
  1. Alternative form of sweet Annie.

Word forms

sweet Annie sweet Annies

Etymology

sweet + annual + -ie, modified in imitation of the name Annie

Synonyms

annual wormwood sweet wormwood
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