moxa noun¹. ['mɒksǝ] L17.
[Japanese mogusa (disyllabic) contr. of moe kusa burning herb.]
1. A soft wool prepared from down from the young leaves of any of various Asiatic plants, as Artemisia indica or Crossostephium artemisioides, used esp. in oriental medicine in the form of a cone or cylinder for burning next to the skin as a counterirritant, cauterizing agent, etc. Also, a plant so used. L17.

2. Any substance prepared for moxibustion. M19.

■ moxi'bustion noun [blend with COMBUSTION] the therapeutic use of burning moxa or another substance next to the skin M19.

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