Dracaena
See also: dracaena
Translingual
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3d/Dracaena_draco_%28Garaf%C3%ADa%29_02_ies.jpg/220px-Dracaena_draco_%28Garaf%C3%ADa%29_02_ies.jpg)
(Canary Islands dragon tree)
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/24/Gfp-northern-caiman-lizard.jpg/220px-Gfp-northern-caiman-lizard.jpg)
(northern caiman lizard)
Etymology
Latin dracaena, from Ancient Greek δράκαινα (drákaina, “she-dragon”)
Proper noun
Dracaena f
- A taxonomic genus within the family Asparagaceae – the dragon trees.
- A taxonomic genus within the family Teiidae – the caiman lizards.
Hypernyms
- (genus in Asparagaceae): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Plantae – kingdom; Viridiplantae – subkingdom; Streptophyta – infrakingdom; Embryophyta – superphylum; Tracheophyta – phylum; Spermatophytina – subphylum; angiosperms, monocots – clades; Asparagales – order; Asparagaceae - family; Nolinoideae - subfamily
Hyponyms
- (plant genus): For species see
Dracaena (plant) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia and
Dracaena (Vand. ex L.) on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
- (lizard genus): Lua error in Module:taxlink at line 68: Parameter "noshow" is not used by this template., Lua error in Module:taxlink at line 68: Parameter "noshow" is not used by this template. (species)
See also
- (plant genus):
Dracaena (plant) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Dracaena (Vand. ex L.) on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Category:Dracaena on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
- (lizard genus):
Dracaena (lizard) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Dracaena (Teiidae) on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Category:Dracaena (reptile) on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons