| 单词 | motherwort |
| 释义 | motherwort[ muhth-er-wurt, -wawrt ] / ˈmʌð ərˌwɜrt, -ˌwɔrt / nouna European plant, Leonorus cardiaca, of the mint family, an introduced weed in the U.S., having cut leaves with a whorl of lavender flowers in the axils. Origin of motherwort1350–1400; Middle English moderwort (see mother1, wort2), so called because believed helpful for diseases of the womb Words nearby motherwortMother Teresa, mother tongue, Motherwell, Motherwell and Wishaw, mother wit, motherwort, mother yaw, moth mullein, moth orchid, mothproof, mothy Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for motherwort
British Dictionary definitions for motherwortmotherwort / (ˈmʌðəˌwɜːt) / nounany of several plants of the Eurasian genus Leonurus, esp L. cardiaca, having divided leaves and clusters of small purple or pink flowers: family Lamiaceae (labiates) Word Origin for motherwortC14: so named because it was thought to be beneficial in uterine disorders Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |
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