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Meaning of DRACAENA

Pronunciation:  dru'seenu

 
WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
[n]  often cultivated for the decorative foliage
 

DRACAENA is a 8 letter word that starts with D.

 

 See Also: agave, American aloe, century plant, Dracaena draco, dragon tree, genus Dracaena

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Dra*c[ae]"na\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ? she-dragon.] (Bot.)
A genus of liliaceous plants with woody stems and
funnel-shaped flowers.

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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