dracaena

== English == === Etymology === From the genus name Dracaena, from Latin dracaena, from Ancient Greek δράκαινᾰ (drákaină, “she-dragon”). === Pronunciation === (US) IPA(key): /dɹəˈkeɪ.nə/ === Noun === dracaena (plural dracaenas) (botany) Any of the genus Dracaena of liliaceous plants with woody stems and funnel-shaped flowers. ==== Derived terms ==== cornstalk dracaena (Dracaena fragrans) ==== Translations ==== === References === Dracaena (plant) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia Dracaena (Asparagaceae) on Wikispecies.Wikispecies == Latin == === Etymology === Romanized form of the Ancient Greek δράκαινα (drákaina, “she-dragon”) === Pronunciation === (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [draˈkae̯.na] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [draˈt͡ʃɛː.na] === Noun === dracaena f (genitive dracaenae); first declension a she-dragon ==== Declension ==== First-declension noun. ==== Descendants ==== Italian: tracina Translingual: Dracaena == Spanish == === Noun === dracaena f (plural dracaenas) dracaena