mugwort
noun
mug·wort
| \ ˈməg-ˌwərt
, -wȯrt\
, -wȯrt\
Definition of mugwort
1
: any of several artemisias
especially
: a Eurasian perennial herb (Artemisia vulgaris) that is naturalized in North America and has aromatic leaves used in folk medicine and to flavor beverages
2
: the leaves of a mugwort — compare moxa
Examples of mugwort in a Sentence
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This mugwort was harvested from a teeming field behind the house, close to where a bear recently wandered onto the back porch, crushing the ferns. — Zoe Greenberg, BostonGlobe.com, "Making medicine on the mountain," 10 July 2019 Herbalists often recommend mugwort, either in a tea or tincture, for vivid dreams and inner vision. — Zoe Greenberg, BostonGlobe.com, "Making medicine on the mountain," 10 July 2019 Here's to hoping Baby Kimye figures out which way's up thanks to that mugwort. — Mehera Bonner, Marie Claire, "Kim Kardashian Is Using Hypnosis to Turn Her Baby Around," 24 Nov. 2015 Williams does everything from scratch using heirloom Danish barley, mugwort, wild beach roses, and other rare and unusual ingredients to make spirits unlike anything on the market. — Laura Itzkowitz, Vogue, "How Local Nordic Ingredients Are Transforming Copenhagen's Cocktail Scene," 15 Oct. 2018 Ingredient apps like Think Dirty help aficionados weigh the difference between mugwort and St. John’s wort. — Lauren Ingram, WSJ, "Your A-to-Z Guide to Skin Care Today," 9 Aug. 2018 There, dogs and cats are inserted with needles paired with mild electric currents, followed by a moxibustion treatment that heats up dried mugwort herbs to stimulate particular acupuncture points. — Houston Chronicle, "Pet Talk: Could your pet benefit from acupuncture treatment?," 6 July 2018 There are sea robins and mugwort. Venomous lionfish. — Ryan Knighton, Popular Mechanics, "The Truth Is in the Muck," 6 Oct. 2016 Duck into Olympic Spa — an oxygen room, a mugwort bath — for another reprieve, the warmth from the heated jade floor a slow fuse of comfort. — Amy Scattergood, latimes.com, "The bather: A journey by water, with porridge and barley tea, through 9 Koreatown spas," 15 Feb. 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'mugwort.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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