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
- overexcite
- overexcitement
- over-exercise
- overexert
- overexertion
- overexpansion
- overexploit
- over-exploitation
- overexpose
- overexposure
- overexpress
- overexpressed
- overexpression
- overextend
- overextension
- overextravagant
- overextravagantly
- overface
- overfaced
- overfall
- overfamiliar
- overfamiliarity
- over-familiarly
- overfar
- over-fastidious