Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

dragon tree

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: 4.28 in modern English

Syllables: drag-on tree
IPA

12

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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 – a source of dragon's blood.

Example Sentences

"Another ancient vegetable relic surviving in Macaronesia is the legendary dragon tree, whose sap, marketed as dragon’s blood, was in past times much prized as a medicine, as incense and as a dye."

Inflected Forms

dragon trees (plural)

Phrases

dragon's blood

Frequently Paired Words

dragon's blood

Synonyms

dracaena draco

Questions

What does dragon tree mean?: 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 – a source of dragon's blood.

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