Associations to the word «Motherwort»

Wiktionary

MOTHERWORT, noun. Any of several perennial plants, of the genus Leonurus, used in traditional medicine to help with childbirth or treat uterine disorders. [from 13th c.]

Dictionary definition

MOTHERWORT, noun. Bitter Old World herb of hedgerows and woodland margins having toothed leaves and white or pale pink flowers.

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats