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motherwort

Syllabification: (moth·er·wort)
Definition of motherwort

noun

  • a tall strong-smelling plant of the mint family, with purplish-pink lipped flowers clustering close to the axils. It is used in herbal medicine, especially in the treatment of gynecological disorders.
    • Leonurus cardiaca, family Labiatae

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