dracaena

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US/dɹəˈkeɪ.nə/

noun

Any of the genus Dracaena of liliaceous plants with woody stems and funnel-shaped flowers.

OriginLatin dracaena ← Ancient Greek δράκαινᾰ →
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Meanings

noundracaena (plural dracaenas)

plural dracaenas

  1. biologyAny 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

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekδράκαινᾰ“she-dragon”
  2. Latindracaena
  3. Englishdracaena

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

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Translations

French dracéna
  • dracénaany of the genus Dracaena
German Drachenbaum
  • Drachenbaumany of the genus Dracaena
Greek δράκαινα
  • δράκαινα (drákaina)any of the genus Dracaena
Italian dracena
  • dracenaany of the genus Dracaena
Polish dracena
  • dracenaany of the genus Dracaena
Russian драце́на
  • драце́на (dracéna)any of the genus Dracaena
Spanish dracaena
  • dracaenaany of the genus Dracaena
Cite this entry
APA

dracaena. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dracaena

MLA

“dracaena.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dracaena. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “dracaena,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dracaena.

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