artemisia vulgaris

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

Artemisia vulgaris
    n 1: European tufted aromatic perennial herb having hairy red or
         purple stems and dark green leaves downy white below and
         red-brown florets [syn: {common mugwort}, {Artemisia
         vulgaris}]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Mugwort \Mug"wort`\, n. [AS. mucgwyrt. Cf. {Midge}.] (Bot.)
   A somewhat aromatic composite weed ({Artemisia vulgaris}), at
   one time used medicinally; -- called also {motherwort}.
   [1913 Webster]

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