"motherwort" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈmʌðəwəːt/ [UK] Forms: motherworts [plural]
Etymology: From Middle English moderwort; equivalent to mother + wort. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|moderwort}} Middle English moderwort, {{compound|en|mother|wort}} mother + wort Head templates: {{en-noun}} motherwort (plural motherworts)
  1. Any of several perennial plants of the genus Leonurus, especially Leonurus cardiaca, used in traditional medicine to help with childbirth or treat uterine disorders. Categories (lifeform): Herbs, Lamioideae subfamily plants Translations (Leonurus cardiaca): πυκνόκομον (puknókomon) [neuter] (Ancient Greek), дяволска уста (djavolska usta) [feminine] (Bulgarian), cardíaca [feminine] (Catalan), mà de Santa Maria [feminine] (Catalan), herba del mal de cor [feminine] (Catalan), veiste-südamerohi (Estonian), rohtonukula (Finnish), nukula (Finnish), آرسلان قویروغی (arslan kuyruğu) (Ottoman Turkish), пусты́рник серде́чный (pustýrnik serdéčnyj) [masculine] (Russian), пусты́рник обыкнове́нный (pustýrnik obyknovénnyj) (Russian), hjärtstilla [common-gender] (Swedish) Translations (plant of the genus Leonurus): 益母 (yìmǔ) (Chinese Mandarin), 益母草 (yìmǔcǎo) (Chinese Mandarin), nukula (Finnish), kacangma (Malay), آرسلان قویروغی (arslan kuyruğu) (Ottoman Turkish), talpa-gâștei [feminine] (Romanian), пусты́рник (pustýrnik) [masculine] (Russian), aslankuyruğu (Turkish)
    Sense id: en-motherwort-en-noun-nhpCi9AB Disambiguation of Herbs: 64 36 Disambiguation of Lamioideae subfamily plants: 69 31 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 47 53 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 52 48 Disambiguation of 'Leonurus cardiaca': 83 17 Disambiguation of 'plant of the genus Leonurus': 91 9
  2. Artemisia vulgaris. Categories (lifeform): Artemisias
    Sense id: en-motherwort-en-noun-STqer3p8 Disambiguation of Artemisias: 44 56 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 47 53 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 52 48
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: man's motherwort

Inflected forms

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