Main Entry:

tar·ra·gon

Pronunciation:

\ˈter-ə-ˌgän, ˈta-rə- also -gən\

Function:

noun

Etymology:

Middle French targon, from Medieval Latin tarchon, from Middle Greek, from Arabic ṭarkhūn

Date:

1538

: a small widely cultivated perennial artemisia (Artemisia dracunculus) having aromatic narrow usually entire leaves ; also : its leaves used as a seasoning