dragˈonism noun

Unremitting watchfulness

dragˈonize or dragˈonise transitive verb

1. To turn into a dragon
2. To watch like a dragon

dragˈonlike adjective

dragonné /drag-o-nāˈ/ adjective (heraldry)

Like a dragon in the rear part

dragon arum noun

1. A European aroid plant (genus Dracunculus)
2. Dragonroot (US)

dragon boat noun

A Chinese boat decorated to resemble a dragon and used in traditional races

dragˈon-fish noun

1. A dragonet
2. A fish of the genus Pegasus

dragˈonfly noun

A predaceous long-bodied often brilliantly-coloured insect of the order Odonata

dragon fruit noun

Same as pitahaya

dragˈonhead or dragˈon's-head noun

A labiate garden plant (genus Dracocephalum; from the shape of the corolla)

dragon lizard noun

1. A small tree-dwelling East Indian lizard (genus Draco) with parachute of ribs and skin
2. A S American lizard (genus Thorictis)
3. A monitor, esp a species (Varanus komodoensis) found in Komodo (in Indonesia), reaching 3 metres (10 feet) in length

dragˈonroot noun (US)

An araceous plant (genus Arisaema) or its tuberous root, used in medicine

dragon's blood noun

A red resinous exudation from the dragon tree and many other trees, used for colouring varnishes, etc

dragˈon-standˈard noun

A standard in, or bearing, the form of a dragon

dragon's teeth plural noun

Concrete anti-tank obstacles

dragon tree noun

1. A great tree of the Canary Islands (Dracaena draco), remarkable for its resin (a variety of dragon's blood), its growth in thickness like a dicotyledon, and the great age it attains
2. Any of various other trees of the genus Dracaena

chase the dragon (slang)

To smoke heroin by heating it and inhaling the fumes

to sow dragon's teeth

To stir up trouble, cause contention