dragon's wort

noun

A perennial herb, tarragon, Artemisia dracunculus.

OriginArabic طَرْخُون →
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Meanings

noundragon's wort (uncountable)
  1. uncountableA perennial herb, tarragon, Artemisia dracunculus.
  2. uncountableDracunculus vulgaris, dragon arum, a flowering plant in the arum (Araceae) family.
  3. uncountableBistorta officinalis (common bistort, a plant in the knotweed (Polygonaceae) family, once classified as Persicaria bistorta and Polygonum bistorta.
  4. uncountableArisaema dracontium, green dragon, a herbaceous perennial native to North America.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
tarragon

Origin

  1. Arabicطَرْخُون“tarragon”
  2. Englishdragon's wort

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

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