dracaena

From the genus name Dracaena, from Latin dracaena, from Ancient Greek δράκαινᾰ (drákaina, “she-dragon”).

dracaena (plural dracaenas)

1. (botany) Any of the genus Dracaena of liliaceous plants with woody stems and funnel-shaped flowers.
   • 2022 October 29, Melissa Kirsch, “Garden Varieties”, in The New York Times‎:

     “Again with this?” I groaned to the dracaenae. (“Talk to them!” numerous readers advised.) The plants chuckled and shook their heads. No they didn’t. They’re plants!

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Romanized form of the Ancient Greek δράκαινα (drákaina, “she-dragon”)

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /draˈkae̯.na/, [d̪räˈkäe̯nä]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /draˈt͡ʃe.na/, [d̪räˈt͡ʃɛːnä]

dracaena f (genitive dracaenae); first declension

1. a she-dragon

First-declension noun.

• Italian: tracina

dracaena f (plural dracaenas)

1. dracaena