tarragon
/ˈtarəɡ(ə)n
/noun [mass noun]
A perennial plant of the daisy family, with narrow aromatic leaves that are used as a culinary herb.
- Artemisia dracunculus, family Compositae.
- We live in an apartment, and although we do grow some things - mint, sage, thyme, tarragon, rosemary - rhubarb is not one of them.
- Line the base of the steamer with lettuce leaves and scatter with the basil, tarragon and rosemary.
Origin
Mid 16th century: representing medieval Latin tragonia and tarchon, perhaps from an Arabic alteration of Greek drakōn 'dragon' (by association with drakontion 'dragon arum').
Rhymes
- unrestricted
- unrestrictedly
- unrestrictedness
- unrestrictive
- unresty
- unretained
- unretaliated
- unretarded
- unretentive
- unretire
- unretired
- unretirement
- unretorted
- unretouched
- unretractable
- unretracted
- unretreating
- unretrievable
- unretrieved
- unretted
- unreturnable
- unreturned
- unreturning
- unrevealable
- unrevealed