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



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