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dracaenaenUK
dra·cae·na D0373900 (drə-sē′nə)n. Any of several tropical plants of the genera Dracaena and Cordyline cultivated as house plants for their sword-shaped sometimes variegated leaves.
[Late Latin, female dragon, from Greek drakaina, feminine of drakōn, serpent; see dragon.]dracaena (drəˈsiːnə) n1. (Plants) any tropical plant of the genus Dracaena: some species are cultivated as house plants for their decorative foliage: family Agavaceae. See also dragon's blood, dragon tree2. (Plants) any of several similar plants of the related genus Cordyline[C19: from New Latin, from Latin: she-dragon, from Greek drakaina, feminine of drakōn dragon]dra•cae•na or dra•ce•na (drəˈsi nə)
n., pl. -nas. any of various plants of the genera Cordyline and Dracaena, of the agave family, cultivated for their decorative foliage. [< New Latin (Linnaeus) < Greek drákaina, feminine of drákōn dragon] Thesaurus| Noun | 1. |  dracaena - an agave that is often cultivated for its decorative foliageagave, American aloe, century plant - tropical American plants with basal rosettes of fibrous sword-shaped leaves and flowers in tall spikes; some cultivated for ornament or for fibergenus Dracaena - Old World tropical plants with branches ending in tufts of sword-shaped leaves; in some classifications considered a genus of LiliaceaeDracaena draco, dragon tree - tall tree of the Canary Islands; source of dragon's blood |
TranslationsDracaenaenUK
Dracaena a genus of woody plants or shrubs of the family Agavaceae. There are about 150 species in the tropics and subtropics of the eastern hemisphere. The stems are branched; the leaves are linear or lanceolate, and the flowers are usually in panicles, with a simple, six-lobed white or yellowish perianth, six stamens, and pistils with three nidi. The fruit is a berry. The bark of certain species, such as the dragon tree, exudes a resinous red substance that is used to make lacquers. Many species, particularly those with varie-gated leaves (D. godseffiana, D. deremensis, and others), are raised in hothouses and indoors. dracaenaenUK
Related to dracaena: Dracaena dracoWords related to dracaenanoun an agave that is often cultivated for its decorative foliageRelated Words- agave
- American aloe
- century plant
- genus Dracaena
- Dracaena draco
- dragon tree
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