dracontium

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noun

The roots and rhizomes of skunk cabbage, Symplocarpus foetidus

OriginLatin dracontium ← Ancient Greek δρακόντιον →
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Meanings

noun
  1. obsoletepharmacyThe roots and rhizomes of skunk cabbage, Symplocarpus foetidus

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekδρακόντιον
  2. Latindracontium“dragon-wort”
  3. Englishdracontium

From the genus in which Symplocarpus foetidus was formerly classified, Dracontium, from Latin dracontium (“dragon-wort”), from Ancient Greek δρακόντιον (drakóntion).

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APA

dracontium. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dracontium

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“dracontium.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dracontium. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “dracontium,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dracontium.

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