dragonroot

dragonroot
\\ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷\ noun
: a jack-in-the-pulpit or green dragon

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/drag"euhn rooht', -root'/, n.
See under dragon (def. 8).
[1615-25; DRAGON + ROOT1]

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dragˈonroot noun (US)
An araceous plant (genus Arisaema) or its tuberous root, used in medicine
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Main Entry:dragon

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