noun
dragon's blood palm; dragon's blood resin
Refers both to the rattan palm Daemonorops draco and to the bright red resin obtained from its fruit, used historically in medicine, dyes, and varnish. The resin is also called 竜血 (りゅうけつ).
See also: 竜血樹
麒麟血は、かつて漢方薬や染料として用いられた。
Dragon's blood was once used in traditional Chinese medicine and as a dye.
この赤い樹脂は麒麟血と呼ばれ、東南アジア原産のヤシ科植物から採れる。
This red resin is called dragon's blood and is obtained from a palm plant native to Southeast Asia.
Refers to the dragon tree (Dracaena), a different plant that also produces a red resin called dragon's blood. 麒麟血 specifically comes from Daemonorops draco.
From Chinese 麒麟血 (qílínxuè), literally 'kirin blood', referring to the mythical creature and the blood-red color of the resin.