Definitions for moxas

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moxas mox·a

Spelling: [mok-suh]

IPA: /ˈmɒk sə/

Moxas is a 5 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 14 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 15 points.

You can make 46 anagrams from letters in moxas (amosx).

Definitions for moxas

noun

1. a flammable substance or material obtained from the leaves of certain Chinese and Japanese wormwood plants, especially Artemisia moxa.
2. 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.

Origin of moxas

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

Examples for moxas

The Japanese believe in the use of moxas for many things,—bad children, sickness, and I can't tell you what else.

The moxas are made of a certain kind of pith, and burn slowly just as the punk does.