Meanings
sweet annie1
nounsweet annie (usually uncountable, plural sweet annies)
plural sweet annies
- alternativeuncountableusuallyAlternative form of sweet Annie.
sweet Annie2
nounsweet Annie (usually uncountable, plural sweet Annies)
plural sweet Annies · alternative sweet annie
- uncountableusuallyA fragrant Asian herb, widely naturalized, Artemisia annua, the source of the antimalarial drug artemisinin
Synonyms: annual wormwood, sweet wormwood
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA fragrant Asian herb, widely naturalized, Artemisia annua, the source of the antimalarial drug artemisinin
Also see
Origin
sweet + annual + -ie, modified in imitation of the name Annie
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APA
sweet annie. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sweet%20annie
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“sweet annie.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sweet%20annie. Accessed November 5, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “sweet annie,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sweet%20annie.
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