dragonwort

English

Bistorta officinalis

Dracunculus vulgaris

Etymology

dragon +‎ wort

Noun

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

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

Translations

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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