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tarragon

 

  2  definitions  found 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  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}  ({A.  dracunculus}),  much  used 
  in  France  for  flavoring  vinegar. 
 
  From  WordNet  r  1.6  [wn]: 
 
  tarragon 
  n  1:  aromatic  perennial  of  southeastern  Russia  [syn:  {estragon}, 
  {Artemisia  dracunculus}] 
  2:  fresh  leaves  (or  leaves  preserved  in  vinegar)  used  as 
  seasoning  [syn:  {estragon}]




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