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DRAGON'S BLOOD

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does dragon's blood mean? 

DRAGON'S BLOOD (noun)
  The noun DRAGON'S BLOOD has 1 sense:

1. a dark red resinous substance derived from various trees and used in photoengravingplay

  Familiarity information: DRAGON'S BLOOD used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


DRAGON'S BLOOD (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting substances

Hypernyms ("dragon's blood" is a kind of...):

gum (any of various substances (soluble in water) that exude from certain plants; they are gelatinous when moist but harden on drying)


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