mugwort

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In some districts they crown or gird themselves with mugwort while the midsummer fire is burning, for this is supposed to be a protection against ghosts, witches, and sickness; in particular, a wreath of mugwort is a sure preventive of sore eyes.

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  1. noun Any of several aromatic plants of the genus Artemisia, especially A. vulgaris, native to Eurasia and sometimes used as a condiment.

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  1. Middle English mugwort, mugwyrt, from Old English mucgwyrt : mucg-, variant of mycg, midge + wyrt, plant; see wort1.

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  1. Also dial. (Scots) muggart, muggon; from Middle English mugworte, corruptly mughwarde, from Anglo-Saxon muegwyrt, mugwyrt, a plant, Artemisia vulgaris, from *mucg, mycg, midge, + wyrt, plant.
 

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