dracunculus

A New Latin Dictionary by Charlton T. Lewis Ph.D. and Charles Short, LL. D.

drăcuncŭlus, i, m. dim. [draco].

I A small serpent , dragonet , Lampr. Alex. Sev. 14; Jul. Val. Rer. Gest. Alex. 1, 5.—

II A thread twisted like a serpent , Inscr. Orell. 1572.—

III A sort of fish , dragonet , Plin. 32, 11, 53, § 148.—

IV The plant tarragon , Artemisia dracunculus, Linn.; Plin. 24, 16, 91, § 142.

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