dragon tree
Americannoun
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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.
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any of several other plants of the genus Dracaena, as D. marginata, having long, sword-shaped, variously colored leaves, cultivated as ornamentals.
noun
Etymology
Origin of dragon tree
First recorded in 1605–15
Example Sentences
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Five easy-to-grow plants recommended by RHS include the Madagascar dragon tree, English ivy, rubber plant, Boston fern and Sansevieria trifasciata.
From BBC • Mar. 1, 2026
The three on West 8th Street were a type of dragon tree, and the ones on West Temple Street were junipers, she said.
From Los Angeles Times • May 8, 2025
The spikey marginata — also known as a dragon tree — is another plant that just needs water every two weeks or so, when the soil is dry, Easton said.
From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 14, 2022
For reading in the shade of centennial trees on summer days, I recommend Lisbon’s Botanical Garden at Rua da Escola Politécnica, where you will find a very old dragon tree.
From New York Times • Jun. 29, 2022
At the mouth of a hole cut in the trunk of a dragon tree, there swarmed thousands of these ingenious insects so common to all the Canary Islands, where their output is especially prized.
From Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea by Walter, F. P.
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