/ Dictionary / Index M motherwort: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: moth•er•wort Pronunciation: (mu'ur-wûrt", -wôrt"), [key] — n. a European plant, Leonorus cardiaca, of the mint family, an introduced weed in the U.S., having cut leaves with a whorl of lavender flowers in the axils. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. See also: motherwort (Thesaurus) mother wit mother yaw Related Content Daily Word Quiz: placid Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language