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dragon's wort

noun

Etymology

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

  1. derived from طَرْخُون — “tarragon”

Definitions

  1. A perennial herb, tarragon, Artemisia dracunculus.

  2. Dracunculus vulgaris, dragon arum, a flowering plant in the arum (Araceae) family.

  3. Bistorta officinalis (common bistort, a plant in the knotweed (Polygonaceae) family, once…

    Bistorta officinalis (common bistort, a plant in the knotweed (Polygonaceae) family, once classified as Persicaria bistorta and Polygonum bistorta.

  4. ›+ 1 more definition

    1. Arisaema dracontium, green dragon, a herbaceous perennial native to North America.

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