motherwort

English

Etymology

From Middle English moderwort; equivalent to mother +‎ wort.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmʌðəwəːt/

Noun

motherwort (plural motherworts)

1. Any of several perennial plants of the genus Leonurus, especially , used in traditional medicine to help with childbirth or treat uterine disorders. [from 13th c.]
   • 1653, Nicholas Culpeper, The English Physician Enlarged, Folio Society 2007, p. 195:

     Besides, it makes women joyful and mothers of children and settles their wombs as they should be; therefore we call it Motherwort.

2. Artemisia vulgaris.

Translations

plant

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 益母 (zh) (yìmǔ), 益母草 (zh) (yìmǔcǎo)

• Malay: kacangma
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• Romanian: talpa-gâștei (ro) f
• Russian: пусты́рник (ru) m (pustýrnik)

References

• “motherwort”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.
• “motherwort”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.
• motherwort on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Leonurus on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Leonurus on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons