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)

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 classified as Persicaria bistorta and Polygonum bistorta.
4. Arisaema dracontium, green dragon, a herbaceous perennial native to North America.

Translations

tarragon — see tarragon

References

• 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

• dragonworts