Definitions for Dracaena

Dracaena dra·cae·na

Spelling: [druh-see-nuh]
IPA: /drəˈsi nə/

Dracaena is a 8 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 11 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 13 points.

You can make 193 anagrams from letters in Dracaena (aaacdenr).

Definitions for Dracaena

noun

  1. any treelike tropical plant of the genus Dracaena, many species of which are cultivated as ornamentals for their showy leaves.
  2. any plant of the closely related genus Cordyline.

Origin of Dracaena

New Latin (Linnaeus) Greek drákaina, feminine of drákōn dragon

Examples for Dracaena

The said girdle is made of the ti leaves (dracaena terminalis).

dracaena and the allied genus Cordyline occur in the warmer regions of the Old World.

The leaf of the ti (dracaena terminalis) was carried as a banner wherever the troops went.

In connexion with the various designs such fine plants as Agave americana, dracaena indivisa are often used as centre-pieces.

A large number of the garden species of dracaena are varieties of Cordyline terminalis.

These were rather light-skinned, and some quite good-looking, and all wore girdles of dracaena leaves.

Word Value for Dracaena
Scrable

11

Words with friends

13

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