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dracaenaAny of about 50–80 species of ornamental foliage plants that make up the genus Dracaena, in the agave family, native primarily to the Old World tropics. Most have short stalks and narrow, sword-shaped leaves; some have taller stalks and resemble trees. The small flowers are red, yellow, or green. D. sanderiana and D. fragrans are often grown as houseplants. The ornamental dragon tree (D. draco) of the Canary Islands bears orange fruit. Its trunk contains a red gum, called dragon's blood, that was formerly used in medicines. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Bamboo palm, rubber plant, and dracaena "Janet Craig" are large choices. A special-events coordinator schedules the wedding parties and baptism celebrations, and people are charged by the hour for the use of the red-bricked area surrounded by urns of lantanas and dracaena and elegantly trimmed arborvitae. And Vonnegut's parody, in Cat's Cradle, of the opening line of Melville's Moby-Dick would seem to be the source for Major's introductory "Call me Dracaena Messangeana. |
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