dragonwort
Bistorta officinalis
Meaning
Noun
- A perennial herb of Europe and Asia, Bistorta officinalis (species) (syns. Persicaria bistorta, Polygonum bistorta (species)), formerly used as an astringent.
- A perennial herb of Greece and the Balkans, Dracunculus vulgaris.
Related
Similar words
- adderwort, bistort, Easter giant, patience dock, red legs, snakeweed, sweet dock
Origin
- From . Compare Middle English dragaunce, dragunce, dragance, dragans, from Old French dragonce, dragance, from Medieval Latin draguncia, dragancia, disfigured from the plural of dracontium, from Ancient Greek δρακόντιον.
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