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MOTHERWORT
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Bitter Old World herb of hedgerows and woodland margins having toothed leaves and white or pale pink flowers
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Hypernyms ("motherwort" is a kind of...):
herb; herbaceous plant (a plant lacking a permanent woody stem; many are flowering garden plants or potherbs; some having medicinal properties; some are pests)
Holonyms ("motherwort" is a member of...):
genus Leonurus; Leonurus (genus of stout Old World herbs having flowers in whorls)