tarragon

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Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French targon (cf. modern estragon), from Medieval Latin tragonia, from Arabic طَرْخُون (ṭarḵūn), ultimately from Ancient Greek δρακόντιον (drakóntion, “dragonwort, Dracunculus vulgaris”), from δράκων (drákōn, “dragon, serpent”). Doublet of estragon.

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Noun

tarragon (usually uncountable, plural tarragons)

  1. A perennial herb, the wormwood species Artemisia dracunculus, from Europe and parts of Asia.
  2. The leaves of this plant (either fresh, or preserved in a vinegar/oil mixture) used as a seasoning.
    • 2016, Susan Belsinger, Arthur O. Tucker, The Culinary Herbal, Timber Press, →ISBN, page 299:
      Herbs like tarragon are better preserved in vinegar, since tarragon loses its flavor when dried.

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  • “tarragon”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.

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