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Dracula

Dracula

9.9
An orchid from tropical America with hanging flowers that look like faces
  • noun
  • /ˈdrækjʊlə/
  • Specialized
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  • Many visitors were captivated by the dracula orchids, which looked almost otherworldly.

Examples

  • Try this one on for scary size Dracula orchids.

  • What are you playing now, "dracula"?

    After Office Hours (1935)

  • Oh no, I saw that holy water trick on son of dracula...

    Almost an Angel (1990)

  • Frankenstein, wolf man, dracula shit, it's over.

    I, Robot (2004)

  • I cannot imagine how you accept such kinds of draculas who kill for the pleasure of killing, he stated with his sons very clearly, in front of all that he is going to kill and crush everyone who says no to him.

    Blog text (22)

  • Honestly, 75% of the kids were dressed in dark or black costumes: ninjas, witches, ghouls, draculas.

    Blog text (32)

  • The dracula orchid is known for its unique flower shape that resembles a face.

  • At the botanical garden, I admired the dracula orchids hanging gracefully from their stems.

Surface Forms

Dracula singular
Draculas plural

Etymology

Dracula for the orchid comes from the Latin word draco 'dragon' and the small ending -ula 'little', so it literally means 'little dragon'. The dark, hanging flowers look like tiny dragons or strange faces, so the name helps you remember the plant's odd, spooky look.