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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.

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  1. n. 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. n. A plant from which this substance is obtained, esp. Artemisia Chinensis, and A. moxa.
  3. 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 A. moxa.
  4. A soft woolly mass prepared from the young leaves of ArtemisiaChinensis, and used as a cautery by burning it on the skin; hence,any substance used in a like manner, as cotton impregnated withniter, amadou.
  5. n. 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. n. A plant from which this substance is obtained, esp. Artemisia Chinensis, and A. moxa.