dracena

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See also: Dracena, dracéna, and draceną

French

Noun

dracena f (plural dracenas)

  1. Alternative spelling of dracéna

Further reading

Anagrams

Italian

Etymology

From translingual Dracaena, from Late Latin dracaena, from Ancient Greek δράκαινα (drákaina, she-dragon). Doublet of tracina.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /draˈt͡ʃɛ.na/
  • Rhymes: -ɛna
  • Hyphenation: dra‧cè‧na

Noun

dracena f (plural dracene)

  1. (botany) any member of the Dracaena taxonomic genus

Polish

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draceny

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin dracaena.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /draˈt͡sɛ.na/
  • Rhymes: -ɛna
  • Syllabification: dra‧ce‧na

Noun

dracena f

  1. dragon tree (any tree of the genus Dracaena)
    Synonyms: smocze drzewo, smokowiec

Declension

Further reading

  • dracena in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • dracena in Polish dictionaries at PWN
  • dracena in PWN's encyclopedia