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Tarragon
Tar′ra-gon
,Noun.
[Sp.
taragona
, Ar. tarkh[GREEK]n
; perhaps fr. Gr. [GREEK] 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.