mugwort

[ muhg-wurt, -wawrt ]

noun
  1. any of certain weedy composite plants of the genus Artemisia, especially A. vulgaris, having aromatic leaves and small, greenish flower heads.

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Origin of mugwort

1
before 1000; Middle English; Old English mucgwyrt.See midge, wort2

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mugwort

/ (ˈmʌɡˌwɜːt) /


noun
  1. a N temperate perennial herbaceous plant, Artemisia vulgaris, with aromatic leaves and clusters of small greenish-white flowers: family Asteraceae (composites)

  2. another name for crosswort

Origin of mugwort

1
Old English mucgwyrt, perhaps from Old English mycg midge

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