# dragon's wort

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. A perennial herb, tarragon, Artemisia dracunculus.
2. Dracunculus vulgaris, dragon arum, a flowering plant in the arum (Araceae) family.
3. Bistorta officinalis (common bistort, a plant in the knotweed (Polygonaceae) family, once classified as Persicaria bistorta and Polygonum bistorta.
4. Arisaema dracontium, green dragon, a herbaceous perennial native to North America.

## Etymology
A calque of Arabic طَرْخُون (ṭarḵūn, “tarragon”).

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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