DRACAENA

dracaena

(noun) an agave that is often cultivated for its decorative foliage

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

dracaena (plural dracaenas)

(botany) Any of the genus Dracaena of liliaceous plants with woody stems and funnel-shaped flowers.

Source: Wiktionary


Dra*cæ"na, n. Etym: [NL., fr. Gr. (Bot.)

Definition: A genus of liliaceous plants with woody stems and funnel-shaped flowers.

Note: Dracæna Draco, the source of the dragon's blood of the Canaries, forms a tree, sometimes of gigantic size.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



RESET




Word of the Day

31 March 2025

IMPROVISED

(adjective) done or made using whatever is available; “crossed the river on improvised bridges”; “the survivors used jury-rigged fishing gear”; “the rock served as a makeshift hammer”


coffee icon

Coffee Trivia

According to Guinness World Records, the largest collection of coffee pots belongs to Robert Dahl (Germany) and consists of 27,390 coffee pots as of 2 November 2012, in Rövershagen, Germany.

coffee icon