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mugwort.

Any member of the species Artemisia vulgaris of plants native to temperate Eurasia and north Africa, traditionally used medicinally.

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Meaning & usage

noun/ˈmʌɡwɜːt/Received-Pronunciation/ˈmʌɡwɝt/General-American
  1. Any member of the species Artemisia vulgaris of plants native to temperate Eurasia and north Africa, traditionally used medicinally.

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  2. Any of several aromatic plants of the genus Artemisia native to Eurasia, Africa, and North America.

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Where this word comes from

From Middle English mugwort, mugwyrt, mucgwurt, from Old English mucgwyrt, mucwyrt et al., from Proto-Germanic; probably corresponding to midge + wort. Cognate with regional Low German muggart, mugwurz.

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