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GENUS DRACAENA
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Old World tropical plants with branches ending in tufts of sword-shaped leaves; in some classifications considered a genus of Liliaceae
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("genus Dracaena" is a kind of...):
liliid monocot genus (genus of monocotyledonous plants comprising mostly herbs having usually petaloid sepals and petals and compound pistils)
Meronyms (members of "genus Dracaena"):
dracaena (an agave that is often cultivated for its decorative foliage)
Holonyms ("genus Dracaena" is a member of...):
Agavaceae; agave family; family Agavaceae; sisal family (chiefly tropical and xerophytic plants: includes Dracenaceae (Dracaenaceae); comprises plants that in some classifications are divided between the Amaryllidaceae and the Liliaceae)
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