dragonwort
nounEtymology From dragon + wort. Compare Middle English dragaunce, dragunce, dragance, dragans (“dragonwort”), from Old French dragonce, dragance, from Medieval Latin draguncia, dragancia (“dragonwort”), disfigured from the plural of dracontium (“dragonwort”), from Ancient Greek δρακόντιον (drakóntion, “dragonwort”).
1
Common bistort, a perennial herb of Europe and Asia, of species Bistorta officinalis (syns. Persicaria bistorta, Polygonum bistorta), formerly used as an astringent.
2
Dragon arum, a perennial herb of Greece and the Balkans, of species Dracunculus vulgaris.
3
Tarragon, an edible aromatic herb, of species Artemisia dracunculus, in the daisy family, Asteraceae.
4
Green dragon, of species Arisaema dracontium
- Synonyms
- bistort, European bistort, meadow bistort, adderwort, Easter giant, Easter-ledges, patience dock, sweet dock, red legs, snakeroot, snake-root, snakeweed