tragopogon

Meaning

Noun

  • 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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