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dragonwort

Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun The bistort, Polygonum Bistorta, and with the old herbalists the green dragon, Dracunculus vulgaris.

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  • noun A perennial herb of Europe and Asia, variously named Persicaria bistorta, syn. Polygonum bistorta, formerly used as an astringent.
  • noun A perennial herb of Greece and the Balkans, Dracunculus vulgaris.

Etymologies

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dragon +‎ wort

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Examples

  • It's scientific name is dracunculus vulgaris, but is known variously as the dragon arum, stink lily, black arum, voodoo lily, snake lily, black dragon, dragonwort and Ragons.

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synonyms (7)

Words with the same meaning

  1. Easter giant
  2. adderwort
  3. bistort
  4. patience dock
  5. red legs
  6. snakeweed
  7. sweet dock

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  • hernesheir commented on the word dragonwort

    In the terse language of railway telegraphers, dragonwort stood for the phrase "Has dividend been cleared?" - US Railway Association, Standard Cipher Code, 1906.

    January 22, 2013