noun.
Any of several tropical plants of the genera Dracaena and Cordyline cultivated as house plants for their sword-shaped sometimes variegated leaves.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
noun.
A genus of liliaceous trees, natives of the tropical regions of Africa, Asia, and Polynesia, including about 35 species.
the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
noun.
A genus of liliaceous plants with woody stems and funnel-shaped flowers.