Associations to the word «Dracunculus»

Wiktionary

DRACUNCULUS, noun. A fish, the dragonet.
DRACUNCULUS, noun. The Guinea worm (Filaria medinensis, now Dracunculus medinensis).
DRACUNCULUS, proper noun. A taxonomic genus within the family Dracunculidae   — spiruroid nematode parasites.
DRACUNCULUS, proper noun. A taxonomic genus within the family Araceae   — tuberous aroid perennials sometimes grown for ornamental purposes..

Dictionary definition

DRACUNCULUS, noun. Tuberous herbaceous perennials: dragon arum.
DRACUNCULUS, noun. Type genus of the family Dracunculidae.

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