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The plant tarragon

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  • Tarragon — Dragon s wort redirects here. For other uses, see Dragonwort (disambiguation). This article is about the perennial herb. For the 1999 power metal album, see Taragon. For the Canadian theatre company, see Tarragon Theatre. Tarragon Scientific… …   Wikipedia

  • tarragon — /tar euh gon , geuhn/, n. 1. an Old World plant, Artemisia dracunculus, having aromatic leaves used for seasoning. 2. the leaves themselves. Also called estragon. [1530 40; earlier taragon < MF targon, var. of tarc(h)on < ML < MGk tarchón < Ar… …   Universalium

  • 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… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • tarragon — 1530s, from M.L. tragonia, from Byzantine Gk. tarchon, from Arabic tarkhon, from a non Arabic source, perhaps Gk. drakon (from drakontion dragonwort ). Eastern European plant of the wormwood genus (Artemisia Dracunculus), whose aromatic leaves… …   Etymology dictionary

  • tarragon — [tar′ə gän΄] n. [Sp taragona < Ar ṭarkhūn < ? Gr drakōn, DRAGON] 1. an Old World wormwood (Artemisia dracunculus) whose fragrant leaves are used for seasoning, esp. in vinegar 2. the leaves of this plant …   English World dictionary

  • tarragon — tar|ra|gon [ˈtærəgən] n [U] [Date: 1500 1600; : Old French; Origin: targon, from Arabic tarkhun] the leaves of a small European plant, used in cooking to give food a special taste ▪ chicken with tarragon …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • tarragon — tar|ra|gon [ terəgən ] noun uncount the leaves of a small plant that are added to food to give it a special flavor. Tarragon is an herb …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • tarragon — noun (U) the leaves of a small European plant used as a herb: chicken with tarragon …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • tarragon — UK [ˈtærəɡən] / US [ˈterəɡən] noun [uncountable] the leaves of a small plant that are added to food to give it a special flavour. Tarragon is a herb …   English dictionary

  • tarragon — tar•ra•gon [[t]ˈtær əˌgɒn, gən[/t]] n. 1) pln an Old World composite plant, Artemisia dracunculus, with aromatic leaves used for seasoning 2) pln the leaves themselves • Etymology: 1530–40; earlier taragon < MF targon, alter. of tarc(h) on… …   From formal English to slang

  • tarragon — noun a) A perennial herb, the wormwood species Artemisia dracunculus, from Europe and parts of Asia. b) The leaves of this plant (either fresh, or preserved in vinegar / oil …   Wiktionary

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