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• Vinegar — is a liquid substance consisting mainly of acetic acid and water, the acetic acid being produced through the fermentation of ethanol by acetic acid bacteria.[1]. Commercial vinegar is produced either by fast or slow fermentation processes. Slow… …   Wikipedia

• 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 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 — 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

• vinegar — vinegarlike, adj. /vin i geuhr/, n. 1. a sour liquid consisting of dilute and impure acetic acid, obtained by acetous fermentation from wine, cider, beer, ale, or the like: used as a condiment, preservative, etc. 2. Pharm. a solution of a… …   Universalium

• vinegar — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. acetum, pickle; condiment, preservative. See sourness. II (Roget s IV) n. Types of vinegar include: cider, white, malt, beer, wine, tarragon, raspberry, beetroot, dilute, balsamic, rice, herb, fruit;… …   English dictionary for students

• 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

• tarragon — n. a bushy herb, Artemisia dracunculus, with leaves used to flavour salads, stuffings, vinegar, etc. Etymology: = med.L tarchon f. med. Gk tarkhon, perh. through Arab. f. Gk drakon dragon …   Useful english dictionary