mugwort Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun any of several weedy composite plants of the genus Artemisia

WordNet

Mug"wort` noun
Etymology
AS. mucgwyrt. Cf. Midge.
Definitions
  1. (Bot.) A somewhat aromatic composite weed (Artemisia vulgaris), at one time used medicinally; -- called also motherwort.

Webster 1913