dragonwort noun4 •Common bistort, a perennial herb of Europe and Asia, of species Bistorta officinalis (syns. Persicaria bistorta, Polygonum bistorta), formerly used as an astringent. •Dragon arum, a perennial herb of Greece and the Balkans, of species Dracunculus vulgaris. •Green dragon, of species Arisaema dracontium •Tarragon, an edible aromatic herb, of species Artemisia dracunculus, in the daisy family, Asteraceae. formsdragonworts