See Also: mugwort(medicine)
mugwort(dictionary)

mugwort (iou)



mugwort noun. OE.
[from base of MIDGE + WORT noun1. In sense 2 perh. alt. of MUGUET.]
An aromatic hedge plant, Artemisia vulgaris, of the composite family, with small flower-heads in leafy panicles and pinnatifid leaves. Also, any of various other plants of this genus. OE.
Crosswort, Cruciata laevipes. rare. L18.