It was cultivated in some mountain villages of Cyprus and used as a seasoning or to flavour vinegar
Name - Origin
Artemisia dracunculus, also known as estragon or tarragon, is a perennial herb in the Asteraceae family. It is widespread in nature throughout Eurasia and North America and it is cultivated in many countries for culinary as well as medicinal purposes (Source: wikipedia)
ETYM. < trahys=rough, wild) + ending -ourin (Yangoullis 2009, entry τραχούριν - τραχουράτον,το, 480) Scientific name: Artemisia dracunculus (Gennadios 1914, p. 165).
Functional and symbolic role
It was used as a seasoning and to flavour vinegar (Gennadios 1914, p.165).
Additional information and bibliography
It was cultivated in some mountain villages of Cyprus.
Gennadios P. G. (1914), Λεξικόν φυτολογικόν: Περιλαμβάνον τα ονόματα, την ιθαγένειαν και τον βίον υπερδεκασχιλίων φυτών, εν οις και τα λόγω χρησιμότητος ή κόσμου καλλιεργούμενα, των οποίων περιγράφονται και η ιστορία, η καλλιέργεια, τα προϊόντα και αι νόσοι, Paraskevas Leonis Printing House, Athens.
Yangoullis K. G. (2009), Θησαυρός Κυπριακής Διαλέκτου. Ερμηνευτικό, Ετυμολογικό, Φρασεολογικό και Ονοματολογικό Λεξικό της Μεσαιωνικής και Νεότερης Κυπριακής Διαλέκτου, Βιβλιοθήκη Κυπρίων Λαϊκών Ποιητών, Theopress Publications, Nicosia.
Web source: wikipedia, entry tarragon.
Savvas Polyviou, Argyro Xenophontos.