dracaena

or dra·ce·na

[ druh-see-nuh ]

/ drəˈsi nə /

noun

any treelike tropical plant of the genus Dracaena, many species of which are cultivated as ornamentals for their showy leaves.

any plant of the closely related genus Cordyline.

Origin of dracaena

<New Latin (Linnaeus) <Greek drákaina, feminine of drákōndragon

Words nearby dracaena

dr, draa, drab, drabbet, drabble, dracaena, drachm, drachma, drack, Draco, draco lizard

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Example sentences from the Web for dracaena

A large number of the garden species of Dracaena are varieties of Cordyline terminalis.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 6|Various
Dracaena and the allied genus Cordyline occur in the warmer regions of the Old World.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 16, Slice 6|Various
These were rather light-skinned, and some quite good-looking, and all wore girdles of dracaena leaves.
The Call Of The South|Louis Becke
The leaf of the ti (Dracaena terminalis) was carried as a banner wherever the troops went.
Samoa, A Hundred Years Ago And Long Before|George Turner

The said girdle is made of the ti leaves (Dracaena terminalis).
Samoa, A Hundred Years Ago And Long Before|George Turner

British Dictionary definitions for dracaena

dracaena

/ (drəˈsiːnə) /

noun

any tropical plant of the genus Dracaena : some species are cultivated as house plants for their decorative foliage: family AgavaceaeSee also dragon's blood, dragon tree

any of several similar plants of the related genus Cordyline

Word Origin for dracaena

C19: from New Latin, from Latin: she-dragon, from Greek drakaina, feminine of drakōn dragon

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单词	dracaena
释义	dracaena or dra·ce·na [ druh-see-nuh ] / drəˈsi nə / noun any treelike tropical plant of the genus Dracaena, many species of which are cultivated as ornamentals for their showy leaves. any plant of the closely related genus Cordyline. Origin of dracaena <New Latin (Linnaeus) <Greek drákaina, feminine of drákōndragon Words nearby dracaena dr, draa, drab, drabbet, drabble, dracaena, drachm, drachma, drack, Draco, draco lizard Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for dracaena A large number of the garden species of Dracaena are varieties of Cordyline terminalis. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 6\|Various Dracaena and the allied genus Cordyline occur in the warmer regions of the Old World. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 16, Slice 6\|Various These were rather light-skinned, and some quite good-looking, and all wore girdles of dracaena leaves. The Call Of The South\|Louis Becke The leaf of the ti (Dracaena terminalis) was carried as a banner wherever the troops went. Samoa, A Hundred Years Ago And Long Before\|George Turner The said girdle is made of the ti leaves (Dracaena terminalis). Samoa, A Hundred Years Ago And Long Before\|George Turner British Dictionary definitions for dracaena dracaena / (drəˈsiːnə) / noun any tropical plant of the genus Dracaena : some species are cultivated as house plants for their decorative foliage: family AgavaceaeSee also dragon's blood, dragon tree any of several similar plants of the related genus Cordyline Word Origin for dracaena C19: from New Latin, from Latin: she-dragon, from Greek drakaina, feminine of drakōn dragon Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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