mugwort

[ muhg-wurt, -wawrt ]

/ ˈmʌgˌwɜrt, -ˌwɔrt /

noun

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

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

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Examples from the Web for mugwort

Take three scruples each of mugwort, myrrh, gentian and pill.
The Works of Aristotle the Famous Philosopher|Anonymous
He had his cattle and his wild pot-herbs, such as the mugwort and the nettle.
Leading Articles on Various Subjects|Hugh Miller
It feeds on the flowers of wormwood and mugwort (Artemisia), from August to October.
The Moths of the British Isles, Second Series|Richard South
The stem of the Mugwort is pale green, and has red ridges running from end to end.
Flowers Shown to the Children|C. E. Smith

Ancient name of the Mugwort, in memory of Artemisia, wife of Mausolus.
The Manual of the Botany of the Northern United States|Asa Gray

British Dictionary definitions for mugwort

mugwort

/ (ˈmʌɡˌwɜːt) /

noun

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

another name for crosswort

Word Origin for mugwort

Old English mucgwyrt, perhaps from Old English mycg midge

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Word Origin and History for mugwort

mugwort

Old English mugcwyrt, literally "midge wort," from West Germanic *muggiwurti, from *muggjo- "fly" (see midge) + root of wort.