motherwort

moth·er·wort  (mr-wûrt, -wôrt)

n.

Any of several Eurasian plants of the genus Leonurus, especially L. cardiaca, a weed having clusters of small purple or pink flowers and spine-tipped calyx lobes.

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[Middle English moderwort : moder, mother, womb (from its use in treating diseases of the uterus); see mother¹ + wort, wort; see wort¹.]

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

motherwort - bitter Old World herb of hedgerows and woodland margins having toothed leaves and white or pale pink flowers Leonurus cardiaca herb, herbaceous plant - a plant lacking a permanent woody stem; many are flowering garden plants or potherbs; some having medicinal properties; some are pests genus Leonurus, Leonurus - genus of stout Old World herbs having flowers in whorls