moxa

mox·a

M m

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [mok-suh]
- /ˈmɒk sə/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [mok-suh]
- /ˈmɒk sə/

Definitions of moxa word

noun moxa a flammable substance or material obtained from the leaves of certain Chinese and Japanese wormwood plants, especially Artemisia moxa. 1
noun moxa this substance or a similar one of cotton, wool, or the like, placed on the skin usually in the form of a cone or cylinder and ignited for use as a counterirritant. 1
noun moxa A downy substance obtained from the dried leaves of an Asian plant related to mugwort. It is burned on or near the skin in Eastern medicine as a counterirritant. 1
noun moxa a downy material obtained from various plants and used in Oriental medicine by being burned on the skin as a cauterizing agent or counterirritant for the skin 0
noun moxa any of various plants yielding this material, such as the wormwood Artemisia chinensis 0
noun moxa a soft, downy material, burned on the skin as a cauterizing agent or counterirritant, esp. in traditional Chinese and Japanese medicine 0

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Origin of moxa

First appearance:

before 1670

One of the 47% oldest English words

1670-80; by uncertain mediation < Japanese mogusa, equivalent to mo(y)e burn + -gusa, combining form of kusa herb

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moxa popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 80% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

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