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Definition of Mugwort
1. Noun. Any of several weedy composite plants of the genus Artemisia.
Generic synonyms: Wormwood
Specialized synonyms: Artemisia Gnaphalodes, Artemisia Ludoviciana, Cudweed, Prairie Sage, Western Mugwort, White Sage, Artemisia Vulgaris, Common Mugwort
Definition of Mugwort
1. n. A somewhat aromatic composite weed (Artemisia vulgaris), at one time used medicinally; -- called also motherwort.
Definition of Mugwort
1. Noun. (botany) Any of several aromatic plants of the genus ''Artemisia'' native to Europe and Asia. ¹
2. Noun. ''Artemisia vulgaris'', also common wormwood, used as a herb in cooking. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Mugwort
1. a flowering plant [n -S]
Medical Definition of Mugwort
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Mugwort
Literary usage of Mugwort
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Hand-book of Chemistry by Leopold Gmelin, Henry Watts (1860)
"Oil of mugwort. In the root of mugwort, Artemisia vulgaris, L. — The root is
comminuted and distilled with water. — Pale greenish-yellow, buttery, ..."
2. A Practical Treatise on Animal and Vegetable Fats and Oils: Comprising Both by William Theodore Brannt, Karl Schaedler (1896)
"Wormseed oil is used, to a limited extent, in medicine. mugwort oil ... The herb
as well as the root of the mugwort, Artemisia vulgaris, L., ..."
3. Persian Literature: Comprising the Sháh Námeh, the Rubáiyát, the Divan and by Firdawsī, Omar Khayyam, Edward FitzGerald, Ḥāfiẓ, Saʻdī (1900)
"... XV OVERGROWN mugwort WHEN Genji was an exile on the sea-coast, many people
had been longing for his return. Among these was the Princess Hitachi. ..."
4. A Treatise on the Practice of Medicine by George Bacon Wood (1858)
"The nervous stimulants, or antispasmodics, may sometimes be used advantageously.
A combination of mugwort (Artemisia vulgaris) and ..."
5. The North American Medical and Surgical Journal by Hugh L Hodge, Franklin Bache, Charles D Meigs, Benjamin Hornor Coates, R La Roche (1831)
"Remedial effects of the root of Artemisia Vulgaris or mugwort.—\Va have heen long
accustomed to receive with great distrust the ..."
6. Hand-book of Chemistry by Leopold Gmelin, Henry Watts (1860)
"Oil of mugwort. In the root of mugwort, Artemisia vulgaris, L. — The root is
comminuted and distilled with water. — Pale greenish-yellow, buttery, ..."
7. A Practical Treatise on Animal and Vegetable Fats and Oils: Comprising Both by William Theodore Brannt, Karl Schaedler (1896)
"Wormseed oil is used, to a limited extent, in medicine. mugwort oil ... The herb
as well as the root of the mugwort, Artemisia vulgaris, L., ..."
8. Persian Literature: Comprising the Sháh Námeh, the Rubáiyát, the Divan and by Firdawsī, Omar Khayyam, Edward FitzGerald, Ḥāfiẓ, Saʻdī (1900)
"... XV OVERGROWN mugwort WHEN Genji was an exile on the sea-coast, many people
had been longing for his return. Among these was the Princess Hitachi. ..."
9. A Treatise on the Practice of Medicine by George Bacon Wood (1858)
"The nervous stimulants, or antispasmodics, may sometimes be used advantageously.
A combination of mugwort (Artemisia vulgaris) and ..."
10. The North American Medical and Surgical Journal by Hugh L Hodge, Franklin Bache, Charles D Meigs, Benjamin Hornor Coates, R La Roche (1831)
"Remedial effects of the root of Artemisia Vulgaris or mugwort.—\Va have heen long
accustomed to receive with great distrust the ..."
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