Tăr'ra-gŏn, n.

n. [O. Fr. targon, N. Fr. estragon, Sp. taragona, It. targone, Ar. tarkhûn, L. Lat. tragun, tarchon, from L. Lat. draco, for Lat. dracunculus, diminutive of Lat. draco, a dragon.] (Bot.) A plant of the genus Artemisia (A. dracunculus), celebrated for perfuming vinegar in France.