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dracontium

dracontium noun: the roots and rhizomes of skunk cabbage, Symplocarpus foetidus.

dracontium: the roots and rhizomes of skunk cabbage, Symplocarpus foetidus
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Noun

dracontium

  1. (obsolete, pharmacy) The roots and rhizomes of skunk cabbage, Symplocarpus foetidus

Origin of dracontium

From the genus in which Symplocarpus foetidus was formerly classified, Dracontium, from Latin dracontium (“dragon-wort”), from Ancient Greek δρακόντιον (drakóntion).

Questions about dracontium

What does dracontium mean?
Dracontium means the roots and rhizomes of skunk cabbage, Symplocarpus foetidus.
What part of speech is dracontium?
Dracontium is a noun.

Words near dracontium in the dictionary

  1. draconologists
  2. draconology
  3. dracontiasis
  4. dracontic
  5. dracontine
  6. dracontium
  7. dracontology
  8. dracos
  9. Dracos in Leather Pants
  10. dracoside
  11. dracotaur

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