dracaena

/druh-see-nuh/US // drəˈsi nə //UK // (drəˈsiːnə) //

龙血树,龙爪兰,龙脑香,龙脑香属植物

Definitions

n.名词 noun

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

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