Tragopogon
noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 Either of two goat's-beards (Tragopogon pratensis (meadow salsify) or Tragopogon porrifolius (common salsify); or (in later use) any other member of the genus Tragopogon.
"In our climates many flowers, as tragopogon, and hibiscus, close their flowers before the hottest part of the day comes on […]."
Example
More examples"In our climates many flowers, as tragopogon, and hibiscus, close their flowers before the hottest part of the day comes on […]."
Etymology
From Latin tragopōgōn, from Koine Greek τραγοπώγων (tragopṓgōn), from Ancient Greek τράγος (trágos, “male goat”).