n. [ A corruption of Japan. mogusa (pronounced mongsa), an escharotic made from the plant yomigi: cf. F. moxa. ] 1. (Med.) 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. [ 1913 Webster ]
2. (Bot.) A plant from which this substance is obtained, esp. Artemisia Chinensis, and Artemisia moxa. [ 1913 Webster ]
[おうじょう, oujou](n, vs) (1) death; passing to the next life; dying a happy death; (2) giving up a struggle; submission; (3) at wit's end; flummoxed; (P)[Add to Longdo]