motherwort en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˈmʌðəwəːt/ (UK)
Etymology
From Middle English moderwort; equivalent to mother + wort. Compare Chinese 益母草 (yìmǔcǎo)
Meanings
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Any of several perennial plants of the genus Leonurus, especially Leonurus cardiaca, used in traditional medicine to help with childbirth or treat uterine disorders.
Besides, it makes women joyful and mothers of children and settles their wombs as they should be; therefore we call it Motherwort.
1653, Nicholas Culpeper, The English Physician Enlarged, Folio Society, published 2007, page 195:—Miss Luna, muffling up her head, Went with the ague, straight to bed, Put out her lamp, and bade them tell She could not hear her mistress' bell, Begg'd them with motherwort to dose her, And drew her cloudy night-cap closer.—
1827, Lydia Sigourney, Poems, The Comet of 1825, page 151:
- common wormwood, mugwort (Artemisia vulgaris).
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| motherworts | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
Translations (23)
grc πυκνόκομον (Leonurus cardiaca) · ca mà de Santa Maria (Leonurus cardiaca) · et veiste-südamerohi (Leonurus cardiaca) · tr aslankuyruğu (plant of the genus Leonurus) · ro talpa-gâștei (plant of the genus Leonurus) · fi nukula (plant of the genus Leonurus) · ota آرسلان قویروغی (Leonurus cardiaca) · fi rohtonukula (Leonurus cardiaca) · fi nukula (Leonurus cardiaca) · ota آرسلان قویروغی (plant of the genus Leonurus) · ota یر پراصهسی (plant of the genus Leonurus) · ca cardíaca (Leonurus cardiaca) · ru пусты́рник обыкнове́нный (Leonurus cardiaca) · ms kacangma (plant of the genus Leonurus) · bg дяволска уста (Leonurus cardiaca) · cmn 益母草 (plant of the genus Leonurus) · cmn 益母 (plant of the genus Leonurus) · ja 目弾 (plant of the genus Leonurus) · ru пусты́рник (plant of the genus Leonurus) · ru пусты́рник серде́чный (Leonurus cardiaca) · ca herba del mal de cor (Leonurus cardiaca) · tr yer pırasası (plant of the genus Leonurus) · sv hjärtstilla (Leonurus cardiaca)