Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun An herbaceous genus of the natural order Araceæ, including two species of southern Europe and the Canary islands.
- noun [lowercase] A dragonet, or goby, of the genus Callionymus.
- noun A genus of worms
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun A fish; the dragonet.
- noun The Guinea worm (
Filaria medinensis ).
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- noun A
fish , thedragonet . - noun The Guinea worm (Filaria medinensis).
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun tuberous herbaceous perennials: dragon arum
- noun type genus of the family Dracunculidae
Etymologies
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Guinea worm, also known as dracunculus medinensis, is a crippling parasitic disease transmitted by larvae in contaminated drinking water.
Spero News 2010
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The specific name dracunculus is the Latin word meaning small dragon, or snake, probably in reference to the linear, tongue-shaped leaves.
Article Source 2009
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Tarragon is a small, shrubby herb, Artemisia dracunculus, in the sunflower family.
Spices and Herbs -Bandra Bazar Road « bollywoods most wanted photographerno1 2008
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Tarragon is a small, shrubby herb, Artemisia dracunculus, in the sunflower family.
2008 February 17 « bollywoods most wanted photographerno1 2008
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Aromatic and hot herbs, as dracunculus, nasturtium vetus, etc., although not warm to the hand (either whole or in powder), yet to the tongue and palate, being a little masticated, they feel hot and burning.
The New Organon 2005
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Coined ‘on the spur of the moment’ by A. J. Ayer perh. by subconscious association with dragon + L. -ulus as in dracunculus.
Drawing a Line in the Academic Sand - The Panda's Thumb 2005
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Coined 'on the spur of the moment' by A. J. Ayer perh. by subconscious association with dragon + L. -ulus as in dracunculus.
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Tarragon Tarragon is the small, narrow leaf of a native of western and northern Asia, Artemisia dracunculus, a member of the lettuce family.
On Food and Cooking, The Science and Lore of the Kitchen Harold McGee 2004
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Tarragon Tarragon is the small, narrow leaf of a native of western and northern Asia, Artemisia dracunculus, a member of the lettuce family.
On Food and Cooking, The Science and Lore of the Kitchen Harold McGee 2004
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Similarly, the blue-bottle (Musca vomitoria), which instinctively ought to place its eggs in putrified flesh, lays them in the blossom of the Arum dracunculus, because it is misled by the decaying odour of this plant.
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