motherwort
a European plant, Leonorus cardiaca, of the mint family, an introduced weed in the U.S., having cut leaves with a whorl of lavender flowers in the axils.
Origin of motherwort
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Thus the people ascribe to the motherwort the property of prolonging life.
Plant Lore, Legends, and Lyrics | Richard FolkardPage 383, "motherworth and Virginia creeper" was changed to read "motherwort and Virginia creeper."
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British Dictionary definitions for motherwort
/ (ˈmʌðəˌwɜːt) /
any of several plants of the Eurasian genus Leonurus, esp L. cardiaca, having divided leaves and clusters of small purple or pink flowers: family Lamiaceae (labiates)
Origin of motherwort
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