dracaena
or dra·ce·na
any treelike tropical plant of the genus Dracaena, many species of which are cultivated as ornamentals for their showy leaves.
any plant of the closely related genus Cordyline.
Origin of dracaena
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How to use dracaena in a sentence
dracaena and the allied genus Cordyline occur in the warmer regions of the Old World.
The leaf of the ti (dracaena terminalis) was carried as a banner wherever the troops went.
Samoa, A Hundred Years Ago And Long Before | George TurnerThese were rather light-skinned, and some quite good-looking, and all wore girdles of dracaena leaves.
The Call Of The South | Louis BeckeIn connexion with the various designs such fine plants as Agave americana, dracaena indivisa are often used as centre-pieces.
A large number of the garden species of dracaena are varieties of Cordyline terminalis.
British Dictionary definitions for dracaena
/ (drəˈsiːnə) /
any tropical plant of the genus Dracaena : some species are cultivated as house plants for their decorative foliage: family Agavaceae: See also dragon's blood, dragon tree
any of several similar plants of the related genus Cordyline
Origin of dracaena
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