dragon tree

noun

1. 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.
2. any of several other plants of the genus Dracaena, as D. marginata, having long, sword-shaped, variously colored leaves, cultivated as ornamentals.

dragon tree

noun

1. 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

Word History and Origins

Origin of dragon tree¹

First recorded in 1605–15

Example Sentences

The dragon tree is the slowest of growth among vegetables; it seems also to be slowest in decay.

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It is crowned, however, with a leaf like that of the palmetto; but the tufts of the dragon tree resemble the yucca in growth.

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When dusk began to stir within the Dragon-tree, Mishcha awoke and came and looked at him.

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He crept softly down and along the water-side, under a black and enormous dragon-tree.

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Slade led Lennon's mount down where the snake holder had halted beside a sangre de dragon tree.

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