tragopogon noun1 •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.In our climates many flowers, as tragopogon, and hibiscus, close their flowers before the hottest part of the day comes on […]. — 1789 formstragopogons
