dragon tree

drag·on tree

D d

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [drag-uh n tree]
- /ˈdræg ən tri/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [drag-uh n tree]
- /ˈdræg ən tri/

Definitions of dragon tree words

noun dragon tree a tall, treelike plant, Dracaena draco, of the Canary Islands, scarce in the wild but common in cultivation, yielding a variety of dragon's blood. 1
noun dragon tree any of several other plants of the genus Dracaena, as D. marginata, having long, sword-shaped, variously colored leaves, cultivated as ornamentals. 1
noun dragon tree a tree, Dracaena draco, of the Canary Islands, having clusters of sword-shaped leaves at the tips of its branches: family Agavaceae. It is a source of dragon's blood 0
noun dragon tree any of several trees, of the genus Dracaena, having a thick trunk, sword-shaped leaves and orange fruit, especially Dracaena draco, of the Canary Islands - the source of dragon's blood. 0

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Origin of dragon tree

First appearance:

before 1605

One of the 40% oldest English words

First recorded in 1605-15

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Parts of speech for Dragon tree

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dragon tree popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 39% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 61% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

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