tragopogon

tragopogon

English

Etymology

From Latin tragopōgōn, from Koine Greek τραγοπώγων (tragopṓgōn), from Ancient Greek τράγος (trágos, “male goat”).

Noun

tragopogon (plural tragopogons)

1. Either of two goat's-beards (Tragopogon pratensis (meadow salsify) or Tragopogon porrifolius (common salsify); or (in later use) any other member of the genus Tragopogon. [from 16th c.]
   • 1789, Erasmus Darwin, The Loves of the Plants, J. Johnson, p. 135:

     In our climates many flowers, as tragopogon, and hibiscus, close their flowers before the hottest part of the day comes on […] .