tarragon
Meanings
noun
- A perennial herb, the wormwood species Artemisia dracunculus, from Europe and parts of Asia.
- The leaves of this plant (either fresh, or preserved in a vinegar/oil mixture) used as a seasoning.
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Borrowed from Middle French targon (cf. modern estragon), from Medieval Latin tragonia, from Arabic طَرْخُون (ṭarḵūn), ultimately from Ancient Greek δρακόντιον (drakóntion, “dragonwort, Dracunculus vulgaris”), from δράκων (drákōn, “dragon, serpent”). Doublet of estragon.
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