tragopogon

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noun

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.

OriginLatin tragopōgōn ← Koine Greek τραγοπώγων ← Ancient Greek τράγος →
RareFirst used 16th c.Scrabble 14
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Meanings

nountragopogon (plural tragopogons)

plural tragopogons

  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.First known use 16th c.

    In our climates many flowers, as tragopogon, and hibiscus, close their flowers before the hottest part of the day comes on […].

    1789, Erasmus Darwin, The Loves of the Plants, J. Johnson, page 135

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekτράγος“male goat”
  2. Koine Greekτραγοπώγων
  3. Latintragopōgōn
  4. Englishtragopogon

From Latin tragopōgōn, from Koine Greek τραγοπώγων (tragopṓgōn), from Ancient Greek τράγος (trágos, “male goat”).

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tragopogon. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tragopogon

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“tragopogon.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tragopogon. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “tragopogon,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tragopogon.

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