dragon's blood

noun

A bright red resin, obtained from different species of a number of distinct plants Calamus rotang and genera Croton, Dracaena, Daemonorops, and Pterocarpus, used in the manufacture of varnishes, lacquers, medicines, and incenses.

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cinnabar
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Meanings

noundragon's blood (uncountable)
  1. uncountableA bright red resin, obtained from different species of a number of distinct plants Calamus rotang and genera Croton, Dracaena, Daemonorops, and Pterocarpus, used in the manufacture of varnishes, lacquers, medicines, and incenses.

    For black magic, assafœtida, garlic, dragon's blood, sulphur, and such-like vile-smelling concoctions were used.

    1936, Rollo Ahmed, The Black Art, London: Long, page 155
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    Another ancient vegetable relic surviving in Macaronesia is the legendary dragon tree, whose sap, marketed as dragon’s blood, was in past times much prized as a medicine, as incense and as a dye.

    2018, Tim Flannery, Europe: A Natural History, page 97

    Synonyms: cinnabar

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA bright red resin, obtained from different species of a number of distinct plants Calamus rotang and genera Croton, Dracaena, Daemonorops, and Pterocarpus, used in the manufacture of varnishes, lacquers, medicines, and incenses.

Similar
cinnabar
Also see
cinnabar

Translations

Bengali আজদাহার খুন
  • আজদাহার খুন (ajdahar khun)bright red resin
Dutch drakenbloed
  • drakenbloedbright red resin
Finnish lohikäärmeen veri
  • lohikäärmeen veribright red resin
French sang-dragon
  • sang-dragonbright red resin
Hindi ख़ून-ख़राबा, दमुल-अख़वैन
  • ख़ून-ख़राबा (xūn-xarābā)bright red resin
  • दमुल-अख़वैन (damul-axvain)bright red resin
Irish fuil dhragain
  • fuil dhragainbright red resin
Italian sangue di drago
  • sangue di dragobright red resin
Japanese 麒麟竭, 麒麟血
  • 麒麟竭 (kirinketsu)bright red resin
  • 麒麟血 (kirinketsu)bright red resin
Persian خون اژدها, خون اژدها
  • خون اژدها (xun-e eždehâ)bright red resin
  • خون اژدها (xun-e aždahâ)bright red resin
Polish smocza krew
  • smocza krewbright red resin
Russian драко́нова кровь
  • драко́нова кровь (drakónova krovʹ)bright red resin
Spanish sangre del dragón
  • sangre del dragónbright red resin
Swedish drakblod
  • drakblodbright red resin
Turkish kardeşkanı
  • kardeşkanıbright red resin
Cite this entry
APA

dragon's blood. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dragon's%20blood

MLA

“dragon's blood.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dragon's%20blood. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

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