Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun Any of several tropical plants of the genera Dracaena and Cordyline cultivated as house plants for their sword-shaped sometimes variegated leaves.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A genus of liliaceous trees, natives of the tropical regions of Africa, Asia, and Polynesia, including about 35 species.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Bot.) A genus of liliaceous plants with woody stems and funnel-shaped flowers.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun botany Any of the
genus Dracaena ofliliaceous plants withwoody stems andfunnel -shapedflowers .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun an agave that is often cultivated for its decorative foliage
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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The fruit of the dracaena is a yellow-orange berry.
Desert rose, dracaena and pothos: ornamental plants and flowers of tropical Mexico 2009
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The fruit of the dracaena is a yellow-orange berry.
Desert rose, dracaena and pothos: ornamental plants and flowers of tropical Mexico 2009
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In Mexico, dracaena is used as a a border plant, as well as an outdoor potted plant.
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The dracaena, which is seen only in cultivated spots in the Canary
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The dracaena, which is seen only in cultivated spots in the Canary
Personal Narrative of Travels to the Equinoctial Regions of America, During the Year 1799-1804 — Volume 1 Alexander von Humboldt 1814
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Three beautiful options for your tropical garden in Mexico are the desert rose, dracaena and pothos.
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Desert rose, dracaena and pothos: ornamental plants and flowers of tropical Mexico: Mexico Living
Desert rose, dracaena and pothos: ornamental plants and flowers of tropical Mexico 2009
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