Definition of Artemisia dracunculus

1. Noun. Aromatic perennial of southeastern Russia.

Exact synonyms: Estragon, Tarragon
Terms within: Estragon, Tarragon
Generic synonyms: Artemisia

Lexicographical Neighbors of Artemisia Dracunculus

Artaxerxes
Artaxerxes I
Artaxerxes II
Artemia salina
Artemia trypsin-like proteinase
Artemidean
Artemis
Artemis pontica
Artemis spinescens
Artemisia abrotanum
Artemisia absinthium
Artemisia annua
Artemisia californica
Artemisia campestris
Artemisia cana
Artemisia dracunculus
Artemisia filifolia
Artemisia frigida
Artemisia gnaphalodes
Artemisia ludoviciana
Artemisia maritima
Artemisia stelleriana
Artemisia tridentata
Artemisia vulgaris
Artemisian
Artemus Ward
Arthroderma
Arthropteris
Arthur
Arthur Ashe

Literary usage of Artemisia dracunculus

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Odorographia: A Natural History of Raw Materials and Drugs Used in the by John Charles Sawer (1894)
"artemisia dracunculus, or "Tarragon" isa native oí Siberia, and cultivated ... The yield of volatile oil from artemisia dracunculus is estimated at 0-25 to ..."

2. Select Extra-tropical Plants: Readily Eligible for Industrial Culture Or by Ferdinand von Mueller (1891)
"artemisia dracunculus. Linné. Northern Asia. The " Tan-agon " or " Estragon." A perennial herb, used as a condiment. Its flavor depends on two volatile oil« ..."

3. Lahore to Yārkand: Incidents of the Route and Natural History of the by Allan Octavius Hume, M.D. George Henderson, Sir Thomas Douglas Forsyth (1873)
"artemisia dracunculus, Linn.—Ladak and Yarkand, 13000 ft. 197. Artemisia maritima, Linn. — Very common in Ladak, from 9 to 12000 ft. * 198. ..."

4. The Chemistry of Essential Oils and Artificial Perfumes by Ernest John Parry (1908)
"Estragon oil or tarragon oil is the product of artemisia dracunculus. This plant is a native of Siberia and is cultivated in Europe. ..."

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