Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913 Dracanth · Dra·canth · IPA 01 n. A kind of gum; -- called also gum tragacanth, or tragacanth. See Tragacanth. 1. A kind of gum; -- called also gum tragacanth, or tragacanth. See Tragacanth. Also: gum tragacanth, tragacanth See: Tragacanth