dracaena

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dracaena

  • /dɹəˈkeɪ.nə/ US

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From the genus name Dracaena, from Latin dracaena, from Ancient Greek δράκαινᾰ (drákaină, “she-dragon”).

noun dracaenas

  1. Any of the genus Dracaena of liliaceous plants with woody stems and funnel-shaped flowers. “Again with this?” I groaned to the dracaenae. (“Talk to them!” numerous readers advised.) The plants chuckled and shook their heads. No they didn’t. They’re plants!

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noun any of the genus Dracaena

Españoldracaena
Françaisdracéna
DeutschDrachenbaum
Italianodracena
Ελληνικάδράκαινα drákaina
Русскийдраце́на dracéna

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@misc{dracaena_2026,
  title = {dracaena},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/dracaena},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}