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TARRAGON
/ˈtæɹəɡɑn/NounTAR-ra-gontar-ra-gon · 3 syllablesGrade 9
Accepted in official NYT Spelling Bee puzzle years: 2025
Meaning
A perennial herb, the wormwood species Artemisia dracunculus, from Europe and parts of Asia.
Etymology
Origin: Latin
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.
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
estragondragon's wortFrench tarragonRussian tarragonsilky wormwoodwild tarragoncondimentherbpeppersalt
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