English Explanatory Dictionary

dragonwort

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Common bistort, a perennial herb of Europe and Asia, of species Bistorta officinalis (syns. Persicaria bistorta, Polygonum bistorta), formerly used as an astringent.
  2. Dragon arum, a perennial herb of Greece and the Balkans, of species Dracunculus vulgaris.
  3. Tarragon, an edible aromatic herb, of species Artemisia dracunculus, in the daisy family, Asteraceae.
  4. Green dragon, of species Arisaema dracontium

Word forms

dragonwort dragonworts

Etymology

From dragon + wort. Compare Middle English dragaunce, dragunce, dragance, dragans (“dragonwort”), from Old French dragonce, dragance, from Medieval Latin draguncia, dragancia (“dragonwort”), disfigured from the plural of dracontium (“dragonwort”), from Ancient Greek δρακόντιον (drakóntion, “dragonwort”).

Synonyms

bistort European bistort meadow bistort adderwort Easter giant Easter-ledges patience dock sweet dock red legs snakeroot snake-root snakeweed
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