dragon's wort

Artemisia dracunculus. Spring Mountains, Nevada, U.S.

Meaning

Noun

  • A perennial herb, tarragon, Artemisia dracunculus.
  • Dracunculus vulgaris, dragon arum, a flowering plant in the arum (Araceae) family.
  • Persicaria bistorta, bistort, a plant in the knotweed (Polygonaceae) family, once classified as Polygonum bistorta (species).
  • Arisaema dracontium (species), green dragon, a herbaceous perennial native to North America.

Origin

  • A .

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