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mugwort

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mug·wort  (mgwûrt, -wôrt)
n.
Any of several aromatic plants of the genus Artemisia, especially A. vulgaris, native to Eurasia and sometimes used as a condiment.

[Middle English mugwort, mugwyrt, from Old English mucgwyrt : mucg-, variant of mycg, midge + wyrt, plant; see wort1.]

mugwort [ˈmʌgˌwɜːt]
n
1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) a N temperate perennial herbaceous plant, Artemisia vulgaris, with aromatic leaves and clusters of small greenish-white flowers: family Asteraceae (composites)
2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) another name for crosswort
[Old English mucgwyrt, perhaps from Old English mycg midge]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.mugwortmugwort - any of several weedy composite plants of the genus Artemisia
genus Artemisia - usually aromatic shrubs or herbs of north temperate regions and South Africa and western South America: wormwood; sagebrush; mugwort; tarragon
wormwood - any of several low composite herbs of the genera Artemisia or Seriphidium
Artemisia gnaphalodes, Artemisia ludoviciana, prairie sage, western mugwort, white sage, cudweed - perennial cottony-white herb of southwestern United States
Artemisia vulgaris, common mugwort - European tufted aromatic perennial herb having hairy red or purple stems and dark green leaves downy white below and red-brown florets


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