Mugwort Definition
mŭgwûrt, -wôrt
noun
Any of various species of artemisia, esp. a tall, Eurasian perennial herb (Artemisia vulgaris) having leaves used in folk medicine.
Webster's New World
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Other Word Forms of Mugwort
Noun
Singular:
mugwort
Plural:
mugwortsOrigin of Mugwort
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Old English mucgwyrt, mucwyrt et al., from Proto-Germanic; probably corresponding to midge +"Ž wort. Cognate with regional Low German muggart, mugwurz.
From Wiktionary
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Middle English mugwort, mugwyrt from Old English mucgwyrt mucg- variant of mycg midge wyrt plant wort1
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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