Motherwort Definition

mŭthər-wûrt, -wôrt
noun
Any of a genus (Leonurus) of weedy plants of the mint family; esp., an Old World perennial (L. cardiaca) with pink or purplish flowers and a spiny, toothed calyx.
Webster's New World
Synonyms:
  • Leonurus cardiaca

Other Word Forms of Motherwort

Noun

Singular:
motherwort
Plural:
motherworts

Origin of Motherwort

  • Middle English moderwort moder, mother womb (from its use in treating diseases of the uterus) mother1 wort wort wort1

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From mother +"Ž wort.

    From Wiktionary

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