Meaning Of The Word Dragon's blood

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dragon's blood in American English
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
noun: a deep-red, water-insoluble resin exuding from the fruit of a palm, Daemonorops draco, of the Malay Archipelago, used chiefly in the preparation of varnishes and in photoengraving for protecting certain areas of the metal plate from the acid

dragon's blood in British English
noun: 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

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