dragon's blood

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   a dark red resinous substance derived from various trees and used in photoengraving

   Broadergum

Questions about dragon's blood

What does dragon's blood mean?

dragon's blood means "a dark red resinous substance derived from various trees and used in photoengraving".

Is dragon's blood a common word?

dragon's blood is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.