artemisa dracunculus

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artemisa dracunculus - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Tarragon \Tar"ra*gon\, n. [Sp. taragona, Ar. tarkh?n; perhaps
     fr. Gr. ? a dragon, or L. draco; cf. L. dracunculus tarragon.
     Cf. Dragon.] (Bot.)
     A plant of the genus Artemisa (Artemisa dracunculus),
     much used in France for flavoring vinegar.
     [1913 Webster]