Dragon's wort

noun

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A perennial herb, tarragon, Artemisia dracunculus. uncountable
  2. 2
    Dracunculus vulgaris, dragon arum, a flowering plant in the arum (Araceae) family. uncountable
  3. 3
    Bistorta officinalis (common bistort, a plant in the knotweed (Polygonaceae) family, once classified as Persicaria bistorta and Polygonum bistorta. uncountable
  4. 4
    Arisaema dracontium, green dragon, a herbaceous perennial native to North America. uncountable

Etymology

A calque of Arabic طَرْخُون (ṭarḵūn, “tarragon”).

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