tarragon

Εννοια (Αγγλικός)

  1. (uncountable, usually) A perennial herb, the wormwood species Artemisia dracunculus, from Europe and parts of Asia.
  2. (uncountable, usually) The leaves of this plant (either fresh, or preserved in a vinegar/oil mixture) used as a seasoning.

Έννοιες

εστραγκόν

Συνώνυμα

Artemisia dracunculus

dragon wormwood

false tarragon

green sagewort

silky wormwood

dragon's-wort

French tarragon

Συχνότητα

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Προφέρεται ως (IPA)
/ˈtæɹəɡɑn/
Ετυμολογία (Αγγλικός)

Borrowed from Middle French targon (cf. modern estragon), from Medieval Latin tragonia, from Arabic طَرْخُون (ṭarḵūn), ultimately from Ancient Greek δρακόντιον (drakóntion, “dragonwort, Dracunculus vulgaris”), from δράκων (drákōn, “dragon, serpent”). Doublet of estragon.

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