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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 photoengraving
Familiarity information: DRAGON'S BLOOD used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
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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