noun
annual mugwort; sweet wormwood; Artemisia annua
A plant species; the name is typically written in katakana. Also known as クソニンジン.
See also: クソニンジン
ホソバニンジンは抗マラリア薬の原料として知られている。
Sweet wormwood is known as a source of antimalarial drugs.
Synonym; クソニンジン is a more colloquial or older name for the same plant.
Compound of 細葉 (ほそば, 'narrow leaf') and 人参 (にんじん, 'carrot' or 'ginseng'), referring to the plant's finely divided leaves.