Definitions for dracaenadrəˈsi nə

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Random House Webster's College Dictionary

dra•cae•nadrəˈsi nə(n.)(pl.)-nas.

or dra•ce•na

  1. any of various plants of the genera Cordyline and Dracaena, of the agave family, cultivated for their decorative foliage.

    Category: Plants

Origin of dracaena:

< NL (Linnaeus) < Gk drákaina, fem. of drákōndragon

Princeton's WordNet

  1. dracaena(noun)

    an agave that is often cultivated for its decorative foliage

Webster Dictionary

  1. Dracaena(noun)

    a genus of liliaceous plants with woody stems and funnel-shaped flowers

U.S. National Library of Medicine

  1. Dracaena

    A plant genus of the family LILIACEAE. The common name of "dragon's blood" is also used for CROTON and Daemonorops (ARECACEAE).


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