Associations to the word «Tarragon»

Wiktionary

TARRAGON, noun. A perennial herb, the wormwood species Artemisia dracunculus, from Europe and parts of Asia.
TARRAGON, noun. The leaves of this plant (either fresh, or preserved in vinegar / oil mixture) used as a seasoning.

Dictionary definition

TARRAGON, noun. Aromatic perennial of southeastern Russia.
TARRAGON, noun. Fresh leaves (or leaves preserved in vinegar) used as seasoning.

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats