Motherwort

Pronunciation

• UK IPA: /ˈmʌðəwəːt/

Origin

From mother + wort.

Full definition of motherwort

Noun

1. Any of several perennial plants, of the genus Leonurus, used in traditional medicine to help with childbirth or treat uterine disorders. from 13th c.
• 1653, Nicholas Culpeper, The English Physician Enlarged, Folio Society 2007, p. 195:Besides, it makes women joyful and mothers of children and settles their wombs as they should be; therefore we call it Motherwort.