dragonwort

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Contents

1 English
- 1.1 Etymology
- 1.2 Noun
  - 1.2.1 Synonyms
  - 1.2.2 Translations

English[edit]

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dragonwort

Wikispecies has information on:

Bistorta officinalis

Bistorta officinalis

Dracunculus vulgaris

Etymology[edit]

dragon +‎ wort

Noun[edit]

dragonwort (plural dragonworts)

A perennial herb of Europe and Asia, Bistorta officinalis (syns. Persicaria bistorta, Polygonum bistorta), formerly used as an astringent.
A perennial herb of Greece and the Balkans, Dracunculus vulgaris.

Synonyms[edit]

(Persicaria bistorta): adderwort, bistort, Easter giant, patience dock, red legs, snakeweed, sweet dock

Translations[edit]

a perennial herb of Europe and Asia, Bistorta officinalis

Portuguese: bistorta f

a perennial herb of Greece and the Balkans, Dracunculus vulgaris

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