dragon's wort noun4 •A perennial herb, tarragon, Artemisia dracunculus. •Dracunculus vulgaris, dragon arum, a flowering plant in the arum (Araceae) family. •Arisaema dracontium, green dragon, a herbaceous perennial native to North America. •Bistorta officinalis common bistort, a plant in the knotweed (Polygonaceae) family, once classified as Persicaria bistorta and Polygonum bistorta.