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Definition of green dragon

green dragon

Plural:green dragons
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North American A North American woodland herbaceous perennial plant (Arisaema dracontium) of the arum family, closely related to the jack-in-the-pulpit and characterized by a slender green spathe enveloping an elongated, protruding spadix that resembles a dragon's tongue, followed by clusters of bright red berries.

Example

"While hiking through the damp floodplain forest, we spotted a green dragon blooming with its distinctive long, tapering spadix."

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Historical frequency of usage in published text.

180019102020

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Wordmom. (2026). Definition of Green dragon. In Wordmom Dictionary. Retrieved Oct 16, 2026, from https://wordmom.com/dictionary/green%20dragon
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