dracunculus Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun tuberous herbaceous perennials: dragon arum
    genus Dracunculus.
  2. noun type genus of the family Dracunculidae
    genus Dracunculus.

WordNet

Dra*cun"cu*lus noun
Etymology
L., dim. of draco dragon.
Wordforms
plural Dracunculi
Definitions
  1. (Zoöl.) (a) A fish; the dragonet. (b) The Guinea worm (Filaria medinensis).

Webster 1913