mugwort noun. ['mʌgwǝ:t] OE.
[from base of MIDGE + WORT noun¹. In sense 2 perh. alt. of MUGUET.]
1. An aromatic hedge plant, Artemisia vulgaris, of the composite family, with small flower-heads in leafy panicles and pinnatifid leaves. Also, any of various other plants of this genus. OE.

2. Crosswort, Cruciata laevipes. rare. L18.

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