Draconid

Draconid [drak-uh-nid] ExamplesWord Origin noun Astronomy.

1. any of several unrelated meteor showers whose radiants are in the constellation Draco.

Origin of Draconid Greek Drákōn Draco + -id1 Examples from the Web for draconid Historical Examples of draconid

The toothworts and broom rapes are Draconid, I think, and wholly parasites.

Proserpina, Volume 2

John Ruskin

Several of the Draconid are parasites, and suck the roots of other plants, and have only just enough of their own to catch with.

Proserpina, Volume 2

John Ruskin