artemisia vulgaris

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artemisia vulgaris - 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]

artemisia vulgaris - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  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
           ]