Mōx'ā, n.

n. [Fr. & Sp. moxa, Pg. moxa-dos-Chinas, probably an Oriental word. Cf. MUGWORT.]

1. A woolly, soft substance prepared from the young leaves of Artemisia Chinensis, and plants of other species, and burnt on the skin to produce an ulcer; hence, any substance used in a like manner.
2. (Bot.) The plant from which this substance is obtained; Artemisia Chinensis.