繕つくろい草ぐさ

noun

Japanese mugwort (Artemisia princeps)

A plant name; synonymous with 蓬 (よもぎ). The spelling 繕草 is rare and mainly found in botanical or historical contexts.

See also: よもぎ

• 繕つくろい草ぐさは蓬よもぎの別べつ名めいとして古ふるい文ぶん献けんに見みられる。

  The name 繕草 appears in old texts as an alternative name for mugwort.