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tragopogon

tragopogon noun: either of two goat's-beards (Tragopogon pratensis (meadow salsify) or Tragopogon porrifolius (common salsify); or (in later use) any other member of the genus Tragopogon.

Noun

tragopogon (plural tragopogons)

  1. Either of two goat's-beards (Tragopogon pratensis (meadow salsify) or Tragopogon porrifolius (common salsify); or (in later use) any other member of the genus Tragopogon.
    • In our climates many flowers, as tragopogon, and hibiscus, close their flowers before the hottest part of the day comes on […].1789, Erasmus Darwin, The Loves of the Plants, J. Johnson, page 135

Forms of tragopogon

pluraltragopogons

Origin of tragopogon

From Latin tragopōgōn, from Koine Greek τραγοπώγων (tragopṓgōn), from Ancient Greek τράγος (trágos, “male goat”).

Questions about tragopogon

What does tragopogon mean?
Tragopogon means either of two goat's-beards (Tragopogon pratensis (meadow salsify) or Tragopogon porrifolius (common salsify); or (in later use) any other member of the genus Tragopogon.
What part of speech is tragopogon?
Tragopogon is a noun.
What is the plural of tragopogon?
The plural of tragopogon is tragopogons.

Words near tragopogon in the dictionary

  1. tragion
  2. tragions
  3. tragomaschalia
  4. tragopan
  5. tragopans
  6. tragopogon
  7. tragopogons
  8. Tragowel
  9. tragula
  10. tragulae
  11. tragulas

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