"dragonwort" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: dragonworts [plural]
Etymology: 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”). Etymology templates: {{com|en|dragon|wort}} dragon + wort, {{cog|enm|dragaunce}} Middle English dragaunce, {{cog|fro|dragonce}} Old French dragonce, {{cog|la-med|draguncia}} Medieval Latin draguncia, {{der|en|grc|δρακόντιον|t=dragonwort}} Ancient Greek δρακόντιον (drakóntion, “dragonwort”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} dragonwort (plural dragonworts)
  1. Common bistort, a perennial herb of Europe and Asia, of species Bistorta officinalis (syns. Persicaria bistorta, Polygonum bistorta), formerly used as an astringent.
    Sense id: en-dragonwort-en-noun-LZjCs-d5 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Buckwheat family plants Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 40 41 8 10 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 35 35 10 20 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 34 34 11 22 Disambiguation of Buckwheat family plants: 66 16 11 6 Synonyms (Bistorta officinalis): bistort, European bistort, meadow bistort, adderwort, Easter giant, Easter-ledges, patience dock, sweet dock, red legs, snakeroot, snake-root, snakeweed Disambiguation of 'Bistorta officinalis': 59 15 14 12
  2. Dragon arum, a perennial herb of Greece and the Balkans, of species Dracunculus vulgaris.
    Sense id: en-dragonwort-en-noun-4RLZcyWK Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Arum family plants Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 40 41 8 10 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 35 35 10 20 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 34 34 11 22 Disambiguation of Arum family plants: 19 47 15 19
  3. Tarragon, an edible aromatic herb, of species Artemisia dracunculus, in the daisy family, Asteraceae.
    Sense id: en-dragonwort-en-noun-bEkUzXjY Categories (other): Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 34 34 11 22
  4. Green dragon, of species Arisaema dracontium
    Sense id: en-dragonwort-en-noun-buUsxgkb Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 40 41 8 10 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 35 35 10 20 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 34 34 11 22

Inflected forms

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