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Pronunciation : Mox"a
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [A corruption of Japan. mogusa (pronounced mongsa), an escharotic made from the plant yomigi: cf. F. moxa.]
Definition : 1. (Med.)

Defn: A soft woolly mass prepared from the young leaves of Artemisia Chinensis, and used as a cautery by burning it on the skin; hence, any substance used in a like manner, as cotton impregnated with niter, amadou.

2. (Bot.)

Defn: A plant from which this substance is obtained, esp. Artemisia Chinensis, and A. moxa.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913