dragon tree

dragon tree ExamplesWord Origin noun

1. a tall, treelike plant, Dracaena draco, of the Canary Islands, scarce in the wild but common in cultivation, yielding a variety of dragon’s blood.
2. any of several other plants of the genus Dracaena, as D. marginata, having long, sword-shaped, variously colored leaves, cultivated as ornamentals.

Origin of dragon tree First recorded in 1605–15 Examples from the Web for dragon tree Historical Examples of dragon tree

Dracænas, Dragon-tree, about twelve species of Asiatic plants, varied in character.

The American Flower Garden Directory

Thomas Hibbert

Here grow brigalow and mulga, gaunt and weird as the dragon-tree of the Soudan.

Australian Pictures

Howard Willoughby

When dusk began to stir within the Dragon-tree, Mishcha awoke and came and looked at him.

The Three Mulla-mulgars

Walter De La Mare

British Dictionary definitions for dragon tree dragon tree noun

1. a tree, Dracaena draco, of the Canary Islands, having clusters of sword-shaped leaves at the tips of its branches: family Agavaceae . It is a source of dragon’s blood