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单词 tarragon
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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024
tar•ra•gon /ˈtærəˌgɑn, -gən/USA pronunciation   n. 
  1. Plant Biology[countable] a plant with sweet-smelling leaves used as seasoning in cooking.
  2. Plant Biology[uncountable] the leaves themselves.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
tar•ra•gon  (tarə gon′, -gən),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Plant Biologyan Old World plant, Artemisia dracunculus, having aromatic leaves used for seasoning.
  2. Plant Biologythe leaves themselves. Also called estragon. 
  • Greek drákōn literally, dragon; compare Latin dracunculus tarragon
  • Arabic ṭarkhūn
  • Medieval Greek tarchó̄n
  • Medieval Latin
  • Middle French targon, variant of tarc(h)on
  • earlier taragon 1530–40

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
tarragon /ˈtærəɡən/ n
  1. an aromatic perennial plant, Artemisia dracunculus, of the Old World, having whitish flowers and small toothed leaves, which are used as seasoning: family Asteraceae (composites)
  2. the leaves of this plant
Etymology: 16th Century: from Old French targon, from Medieval Latin tarcon, from Arabic tarkhūn, perhaps from Greek drakontion adderwort
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