dragon's wort
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dragon's wort
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A calque of Arabic طَرْخُون (ṭarḵūn, “tarragon”).
noun
- A perennial herb, tarragon, Artemisia dracunculus.
- Dracunculus vulgaris, dragon arum, a flowering plant in the arum (Araceae) family.
- Bistorta officinalis (common bistort, a plant in the knotweed (Polygonaceae) family, once classified as Persicaria bistorta and Polygonum bistorta.
- Arisaema dracontium, green dragon, a herbaceous perennial native to North America.
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