mugwort

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.

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

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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]

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

mugwort - 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