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dracaena

US/dɹəˈkeɪ.nə/

dracaena noun: any of the genus Dracaena of liliaceous plants with woody stems and funnel-shaped flowers.

dracaena: any of the genus Dracaena of liliaceous plants with woody stems and funnel-shaped flowers
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Noun

dracaena (plural 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!2022 October 29, Melissa Kirsch, “Garden Varieties”, in The New York Times

Forms of dracaena

pluraldracaenas

Origin of dracaena

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

Words formed from dracaena

  • cornstalk dracaena

Questions about dracaena

What does dracaena mean?
Dracaena means any of the genus Dracaena of liliaceous plants with woody stems and funnel-shaped flowers.
What part of speech is dracaena?
Dracaena is a noun.
How do you pronounce dracaena?
Dracaena is pronounced /dɹəˈkeɪ.nə/ (US).
What is the plural of dracaena?
The plural of dracaena is dracaenas.

Words near dracaena in the dictionary

  1. drabnesses
  2. drabs
  3. drabware
  4. drabwares
  5. drac
  6. dracaena
  7. dracaenas
  8. dracaenoside
  9. dracanth
  10. dracarys
  11. Drachenfels

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