dragonroot
[ drag-uh n-root, -roo t ]
/ ˈdræg ənˌrut, -ˌrʊt /
noun
See under dragon(def 8).
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Definition for dragonroot (2 of 2)
dragon
[ drag-uh n ]
/ ˈdræg ən /
noun
Origin of dragon
1175–1225; Middle English < Old French < Latin
dracōn- (stem of
dracō) < Greek
drákōn kind of serpent, probably orig. epithet, the (sharp-)sighted one, akin to
dérkesthai to look
OTHER WORDS FROM dragon
drag·on·ish, adjective drag·on·like, adjectiveExample sentences from the Web for dragonroot
Slippery elm or "dragonroot" sticks for cleaning teeth can be got at chemists' shops as samples.
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British Dictionary definitions for dragonroot (1 of 2)
dragonroot
/ (ˈdræɡənˌruːt) /
noun
a North American aroid plant, Arisaema dracontium, having a greenish spathe and a long pointed spadix
the tuberous root of this plant, formerly used in medicine as an expectorant and diaphoretic
British Dictionary definitions for dragonroot (2 of 2)
dragon
/ (ˈdræɡən) /
noun
Derived forms of dragon
dragoness, fem n dragonish, adjectiveWord Origin for dragon
C13: from Old French, from Latin
dracō, from Greek
drakōn; related to
drakos eye