Cordyline
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- noun
- /ˈkɔrdɪlaɪn/
- Specialized
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Cordyline
- Many homeowners choose Cordyline as a low-maintenance option for adding a tropical touch to their yards.
- planting of Cordyline
Examples
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In tropical gardens, Cordyline plants provide vibrant color and texture with their striking leaves.
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The landscape architect recommended Cordyline for its ornamental appeal and ability to thrive in sunny climates.
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Before, we had to work hard planting cordyline for garden magic, but food was still short.
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Not to mention the cordyline or the heliconia.
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The ritual planting of cordyline, sometimes with an ancestor's bone or other sacred items, to the accompaniment of specific chants, was believed necessary for a successful harvest.
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When Asabano elders described their initiations to me, they frequently said that, having been shown a secret technique such as cordyline planting, they were told by their fathers and grandfathers, "We have shown you what the ancestors showed us; you must do the same for your children."
Academic text (2001)
Compounds
- Specialized
A tall New Zealand tree with long narrow leaves and fragrant flower clusters
- Specialized
A tropical shrub with long leaves and thick sweet roots eaten for food whose leaves are used to cover roofs
Surface Forms
Etymology
The word Cordyline comes from the Greek word kordylē, meaning 'club', because these plants have thick, club-shaped trunks or root parts. So the name helps you remember their thick stems and why they can regrow from trunk fragments.