green dragon

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noun

See under dragon(def 8).

Origin of green dragon

An Americanism dating back to 1810–20

Words nearby green dragon

green beret, green card, green corn, green crab, green cross code, green dragon, green earth, green fingers, green fish, green flag, green flash

Definition for green dragon (2 of 2)

dragon
[ drag-uh n ]
/ ˈdræg ən /

noun

Origin of dragon

1175–1225; Middle English < Old French < Latin dracōn- (stem of dracō) < Greek drákōn kind of serpent, probably orig. epithet, the (sharp-)sighted one, akin to dérkesthai to look

OTHER WORDS FROM dragon

drag·on·ish, adjective drag·on·like, adjective

Words related to green dragon

hallucinogen, candy, dot, blotter, peyote

Example sentences from the Web for green dragon

  • There was the knife, to prove it, in the glass cabinet with the green-dragon china service.

    It Never Can Happen Again |William De Morgan

British Dictionary definitions for green dragon (1 of 2)

green dragon

noun

a North American aroid plant, Arisaema dracontium, with a long slender spadix projecting from a green or white long narrow spathe Also called: dragonroot

British Dictionary definitions for green dragon (2 of 2)

dragon
/ (ˈdræɡən) /

noun

Derived forms of dragon

dragoness, fem n dragonish, adjective

Word Origin for dragon

C13: from Old French, from Latin dracō, from Greek drakōn; related to drakos eye