green dragon
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green dragon
n.
A tuberous plant (Arisaema dracontium) of eastern North America, having divided leaves and minute flowers at the base of a long slender spadix projecting from a narrow green spathe. Also called dragonroot.
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green dragon
n
(Plants) a North American aroid plant, Arisaema dracontium, with a long slender spadix projecting from a green or white long narrow spathe. Also called: dragonroot
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Noun | 1. | green dragon - European arum resembling the cuckoopint aroid, arum - any plant of the family Araceae; have small flowers massed on a spadix surrounded by a large spathe Dracunculus, genus Dracunculus - tuberous herbaceous perennials: dragon arum |
2. | green dragon - early spring-flowering plant of eastern North America resembling the related jack-in-the-pulpit but having digitate leaves, slender greenish yellow spathe and elongated spadix aroid, arum - any plant of the family Araceae; have small flowers massed on a spadix surrounded by a large spathe Arisaema, genus Arisaema - tuberous or rhizomatous herbaceous perennials |
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