Either of two goat's-beards (Tragopogon pratensis (species) (meadow salsify) or Tragopogon porrifolius (common salsify); or (in later use) any other member of the genus Tragopogon.
Origin
From Latin tragopōgōn, from Koine Greek τραγοπώγων, from Ancient Greek τράγος ("male goat").
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