mugwort
Americannoun
noun
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a N temperate perennial herbaceous plant, Artemisia vulgaris, with aromatic leaves and clusters of small greenish-white flowers: family Asteraceae (composites)
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another name for crosswort
Etymology
Origin of mugwort
before 1000; Middle English; Old English mucgwyrt. See midge, wort 2
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Interesting side note: Mugwort tends to grow next to poison oak.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 3, 2024
Mugwort, which shoots up from buried rhizomes, emits a powerful odor and irritates the skin.
From New York Times • Aug. 3, 2011
‘Well, I saw what I saw, and I saw what I didn’t,’ said Mugwort obstinately.
From "The Fellowship of the Ring" by J.R.R. Tolkien
For preventing disorders, as well as for curing rheumatism, the Japanese, young and old, rich and poor, indiscriminately, are said to be singed with a "moxa" made from the Mugwort.
From Herbal Simples Approved for Modern Uses of Cure by Fernie, William Thomas
It is the "little Dragon Mugwort: in French, Herbe au Dragon"; to which, as to other Dragon herbs, was ascribed the faculty of curing the bites and stings of venomous beasts, and of mad dogs.
From Herbal Simples Approved for Modern Uses of Cure by Fernie, William Thomas
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