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dragon's wort

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 2.67 in modern English

Syllables
drag-on's -wort
IPA
16
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A perennial herb, tarragon, Artemisia dracunculus.

Uncountable

noun

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

Uncountable

noun

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

Uncountable

noun

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

Uncountable

Etymology

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

Usage

Questions

What does dragon's wort mean?
A perennial herb, tarragon, Artemisia dracunculus.
Where does dragon's wort come from?
A calque of Arabic طَرْخُون (ṭarḵūn, “tarragon”).

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