mugwort
Plural: mugworts
Noun
- any of several weedy composite plants of the genus Artemisia
- Any of several aromatic plants of the genus Artemisia native to Europe and Asia.
- Artemisia vulgaris, traditionally used medicinally.
- pl. -S a flowering plant
Origin / Etymology
From Middle English mugwort, mugwyrt, mucgwurt, from Old English mucgwyrt, mucwyrt et al., from Proto-Germanic; probably corresponding to midge + wort. Cognate with regional Low German muggart, mugwurz.
Scrabble Score: 13
mugwort: valid Scrabble (US) TWL wordmugwort: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
mugwort: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary
Words With Friends Score: 16
mugwort is a valid Words With Friends word