n.
Pronunciation: ' ter- ə - ˌ gän, ' ta-r ə - also -g ə n
Function: noun
Etymology: Middle French targon, from Medieval Latin tarchon, from Middle Greek, from Arabic ṭ arkh ū n
Date: 1538
: a small widely cultivated perennial artemisia ( Artemisia dracunculus ) having aromatic narrow usually entire leaves also : its leaves used as a seasoning