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Dragon's Blood

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Noun

1. dragon's blood

a dark red resinous substance derived from various trees and used in photoengraving

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Dragon's Blood

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noun
1. 
a red resinous substance obtained from the fruit of a Malaysian palm, Daemonorops (or Calamus) draco: formerly used medicinally and now used in varnishes and lacquers
2. 
any of several similar resins obtained from other trees, esp from the dragon tree and a related species, Dracaena cinnabari (Socotra dragon's blood dracaena)

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Dragon's Blood

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any of several red, resinous substances obtained from various tropical plants and trees, esp. a Malaysian palm tree (Daemonorops draco), and used for coloring varnishes and in photoengraving

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Dragon's Blood

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n.
A red, resinous substance obtained from various plants, especially the trunks of dragon trees and the fruits of climbing palms of the genus Daemonorops of tropical Asia, formerly used in the manufacture of varnishes and lacquers.

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