dragon's wort

English

Artemisia dracunculus. Spring Mountains, Nevada, U.S.

Dracunculus vulgaris. Thasos, Greece

Persicaria bistorta. Mitterbach am Erlaufsee, Austria

Arisaema dracontium. Devon, Pennsylvania, U.S.

Etymology

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

Noun

dragon 's wort (uncountable)

A perennial herb, tarragon, Artemisia dracunculus.
Dracunculus vulgaris, dragon arum, a flowering plant in the arum (Araceae) family.
Persicaria bistorta, bistort, a plant in the knotweed (Polygonaceae) family, once classified as Polygonum bistorta.
Arisaema dracontium, green dragon, a herbaceous perennial native to North America.

Translations

tarragon — see tarragon

Further reading

Tarragon on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Dragon arum on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Bistort on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Green dragon on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Artemisia dracunculus on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Dracunculus vulgaris on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Persicaria bistorta on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Arisaema dracontium on Wikispecies.Wikispecies

Anagrams

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