cordyline

noun

cor·​dy·​li·​ne
ˌkȯ(r)dᵊlˈī(ˌ)nē
1
capitalized : a genus of tropical Old World plants (family Liliaceae) having a creeping rhizome and often included in the genus Dracaena but distinguished by the single ovule in each cell of the ovary and by the solitary pedicles see ti compare dracaena
2
plural -s : any tree of the genus Cordyline

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, irregular from Late Greek kordylē club, from Greek, bump, swelling; from the stout caudex

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“Cordyline.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cordyline. Accessed 19 Mar. 2024.

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