DRACAENA


Meaning of DRACAENA in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ drə-ˈsē-nə ]

noun

Etymology: New Latin, from Late Latin, she-serpent, from Greek drakaina, feminine of drakōn serpent — more at dragon

Date: circa 1823

: any of two genera ( Dracaena and Cordyline ) of chiefly Old World tropical shrubs or trees of the agave family that have naked branches ending in tufts of sword-shaped leaves and include some used as houseplants

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