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Definition of tarragon noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

tarragon

noun
 
/ˈtærəɡən/
 
/ˈtærəɡən/
[uncountable]
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  1. a plant with leaves that have a strong taste and are used in cooking as a herbTopics Foodc2
    Word Originmid 16th cent.: representing medieval Latin tragonia and tarchon, perhaps from an Arabic alteration of Greek drakōn ‘dragon’ (by association with drakontion ‘dragon arum’).
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