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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From the genus name Dracaena, from Latin dracaena, from Ancient Greek δράκαινᾰ (drákaina, “she-dragon”).
Noun[edit]
dracaena (plural dracaenas)
- (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[1]:
- “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!
Translations[edit]
any of the genus Dracaena
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See also[edit]
- dracaena on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- dracaena on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Latin[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Romanized form of the Ancient Greek δράκαινα (drákaina, “she-dragon”)
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Classical) IPA(key): /draˈkae̯.na/, [d̪räˈkäe̯nä]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /draˈt͡ʃe.na/, [d̪räˈt͡ʃɛːnä]
Noun[edit]
dracaena f (genitive dracaenae); first declension
- a she-dragon
Declension[edit]
First-declension noun.
Case | Singular | Plural |
---|---|---|
Nominative | dracaena | dracaenae |
Genitive | dracaenae | dracaenārum |
Dative | dracaenae | dracaenīs |
Accusative | dracaenam | dracaenās |
Ablative | dracaenā | dracaenīs |
Vocative | dracaena | dracaenae |
Descendants[edit]
- Italian: tracina
Spanish[edit]
Noun[edit]
dracaena f (plural dracaenas)
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