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| dra·cae·na [ drə snə ] (plural dra·cae·nas) or dra·ce·na [ drə snə ] |
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1. tropical evergreen plant: a tropical evergreen plant with long, strap-shaped, often variegated leaves, popular as a house plant. Genus Dracaena.
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2. plant like dracaena: a plant with long narrow leaves resembling a true dracaena. Genus Cordyline.
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| [Early 19th century. Via modern Latin< Greek drakaina, feminine of drakōn "dragon"; from the supposed resemblance of the juice of one species to dragon's blood] |
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