Dracaena

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Dracaena \Dra*c[ae]"na\, prop. n. [NL., fr. Gr. ? she-dragon.]
     (Bot.)
     A genus of liliaceous plants with woody stems and
     funnel-shaped flowers.
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     Note: Drac[ae]na Draco, the source of the dragon's blood of
           the Canaries, forms a tree, sometimes of gigantic size.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  dracaena
       n : often cultivated for the decorative foliage