green dragon

noun

in species Arisaema dracontium, of North America.

Similar
dragon arumDracunculus vulgarisArisaema dracontium
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Meanings

noungreen dragon (countable and uncountable, plural green dragons)

plural green dragons

  1. Any of several plants in the family Araceae:
    1. countableuncountablein species Arisaema dracontium, of North America.
    2. countableuncountablein genus Pinellia of eastern Asia.
  2. countablePitaya or dragon fruit, of genus Stenocereus.
  3. uncountableA tincture of cannabis, typically made by soaking the flowers, leaves, or stems in ethyl alcohol.
  4. countableuncountableUsed other than figuratively or idiomatically: see green, dragon.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounEuropean arum resembling the cuckoopint

Similar
dragon arumDracunculus vulgaris
Broader
arumaroid

nounearly spring-flowering plant of eastern North America resembling the related jack-in-the-pulpit but having digitate leaves, slender greenish yellow spathe and elongated spadix

Similar
Arisaema dracontium
Broader
arumaroid
Also see
dragon arummalpitte

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

Piecewise doublet of green drake.

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APA

green dragon. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/green%20dragon

MLA

“green dragon.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/green%20dragon. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “green dragon,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/green%20dragon.

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