dragonwort
dragonwort noun: common bistort, a perennial herb of Europe and Asia, of species Bistorta officinalis (syns. Persicaria bistorta, Polygonum bistorta), formerly used as an astringent.
Noun
dragonwort (plural dragonworts)
- Common bistort, a perennial herb of Europe and Asia, of species Bistorta officinalis (syns. Persicaria bistorta, Polygonum bistorta), formerly used as an astringent.
- Synonyms:
- bistort, European bistort, meadow bistort, adderwort, Easter giant, Easter-ledges, patience dock, sweet dock, red legs, snakeroot
- Dragon arum, a perennial herb of Greece and the Balkans, of species Dracunculus vulgaris.
- Tarragon, an edible aromatic herb, of species Artemisia dracunculus, in the daisy family, Asteraceae.
- Green dragon, of species Arisaema dracontium
dragonwort meaning in Tamil
dragonwort in Tamil
- நமது பூமியில் காணப்படும், தாவரங்களில் ஒன்றாகும்
Synonyms of dragonwort
- bistort
- European bistort
- meadow bistort
- adderwort
- Easter giant
- Easter-ledges
- patience dock
- sweet dock
- red legs
- snakeroot
2 more synonymsFewer synonyms
- snake-root
- snakeweed
Forms of dragonwort
| plural | dragonworts |
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Origin of dragonwort
From dragon + wort. Compare Middle English dragaunce, dragunce, dragance, dragans (“dragonwort”), from Old French dragonce, dragance, from Medieval Latin draguncia, dragancia (“dragonwort”), disfigured from the plural of dracontium (“dragonwort”), from Ancient Greek δρακόντιον (drakóntion, “dragonwort”).
Questions about dragonwort
- What does dragonwort mean?
- Dragonwort means common bistort, a perennial herb of Europe and Asia, of species Bistorta officinalis (syns. Persicaria bistorta, Polygonum bistorta), formerly used as an astringent.
- What is dragonwort in Tamil?
- Dragonwort in Tamil is நமது பூமியில் காணப்படும், தாவரங்களில் ஒன்றாகும். See Dragonwort meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is dragonwort?
- Dragonwort is a noun.
- What is the plural of dragonwort?
- The plural of dragonwort is dragonworts.
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Adapted from Wiktionary: dragonwort (page history and authors); dragonwort (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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