tarragon

Definitions


[ˈtarəɡ(ə)n], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a perennial plant of the daisy family, with narrow aromatic leaves that are used as a culinary herb


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Origin:
mid 16th century: representing medieval Latin tragonia and tarchon, perhaps from an Arabic alteration of Greek drakōn ‘dragon’ (by association with drakontion ‘dragon arum’)




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