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From: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

 Mox·a n.
 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.
 2. Bot. A plant from which this substance is obtained, esp.  Artemisia Chinensis, and Artemisia moxa.
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