Dracunculus

See also: dracunculus

Translingual

Etymology

From Latin dracunculus (“small serpent”), diminutive of draco (“a sort of serpent, dragon”).

Proper noun

Dracunculus m

  1. A taxonomic genus within the family Dracunculidae – greatly elongated nematode worms including the Guinea worm.
  2. A taxonomic genus within the family Araceae – tuberous aroid perennials sometimes grown for ornamental purposes.

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nematode
aroid plant
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