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Pitaya usually refers to fruit of the genus Stenocereus, while pitahaya or dragon fruit refers to fruit of the genus Selenicereus (formerly Hylocereus), both in the family Cactaceae. [3] The common name in English – dragon fruit – derives from the leather-like skin and scaly spikes on the fruit exterior.
An early appearance of the Old English word dracan (oblique singular of draca) in Beowulf [1]. The word dragon entered the English language in the early 13th century from Old French dragon, which, in turn, comes from Latin draco (genitive draconis), meaning "huge serpent, dragon", from Ancient Greek δράκων, drákōn (genitive δράκοντος, drákontos) "serpent".
Dragonfruit stems are scandent (climbing habit), creeping, sprawling or clambering, and branch profusely. There can be four to seven of them, between 5 and 10 m (16 and 33 ft)or longer, with joints from 30 to 120 cm (12 to 47 in) or longer, and 10 to 12 cm (3.9 to 4.7 in) thick; with generally three ribs; margins are corneous (horn-like) with age, and undulate.
A race/tribe of red eyed sneaky assassins who are known as the 'Shadow People'. Shokan Mortal Kombat: The Shokan are a species of half-human, half-dragon warriors that live in the kingdom of Kuatan in Outworld. Skaven: Warhammer Fantasy: Skaven are a chaotic race of plague-spreading ratfolk, that live in massive hordes in warrens beneath the ...
Dracaena, a genus of trees, also known as "dragon tree" DRAGON (protein), a membrane receptor protein; Pitaya, also called "dragon fruit," fruit of several different cactus species; Saururus cernuus, a species of plants, also called "water dragon" Tarragon, a species of perennial herbs, which is called dragon in several languages including its ...
The Wii is Nintendo's fifth home video game console, released during the seventh generation of video games.It is the successor to the GameCube, and was first launched in North America on November 19, 2006, followed by a launch in Japan and PAL regions in December 2006.
Modern fan illustration by David Demaret of the dragon Smaug from J. R. R. Tolkien's 1937 high fantasy novel The Hobbit. This is a list of dragons in popular culture.Dragons in some form are nearly universal across cultures and as such have become a staple of modern popular culture, especially in the fantasy genre.