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motherwort
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motherwort
(gcide) | Lion's tail \Li"on's tail`\ (l[imac]"[u^]nz t[=a]l`) n. (Bot.)
A genus of labiate plants (Leonurus); -- so called from a
fancied resemblance of its flower spikes to the tuft of a
lion's tail. Leonurus Cardiaca is the common motherwort.
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Motherwort
(gcide) | Motherwort \Moth"er*wort`\, n. (Bot.)
(a) A labiate herb (Leonurus Cardiaca), of a bitter taste,
used popularly in medicine; lion's tail.
(b) The mugwort. See Mugwort.
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motherwort
(gcide) | Mugwort \Mug"wort`\, n. [AS. mucgwyrt. Cf. Midge.] (Bot.)
A somewhat aromatic composite weed (Artemisia vulgaris), at
one time used medicinally; -- called also motherwort.
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motherwort
(wn) | motherwort
n 1: bitter Old World herb of hedgerows and woodland margins
having toothed leaves and white or pale pink flowers [syn:
motherwort, Leonurus cardiaca] |
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Motherwort
(gcide) | Lion's tail \Li"on's tail`\ (l[imac]"[u^]nz t[=a]l`) n. (Bot.)
A genus of labiate plants (Leonurus); -- so called from a
fancied resemblance of its flower spikes to the tuft of a
lion's tail. Leonurus Cardiaca is the common motherwort.
[1913 Webster]Motherwort \Moth"er*wort`\, n. (Bot.)
(a) A labiate herb (Leonurus Cardiaca), of a bitter taste,
used popularly in medicine; lion's tail.
(b) The mugwort. See Mugwort.
[1913 Webster]Mugwort \Mug"wort`\, n. [AS. mucgwyrt. Cf. Midge.] (Bot.)
A somewhat aromatic composite weed (Artemisia vulgaris), at
one time used medicinally; -- called also motherwort.
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