Green Dragon

Green Dragon may refer to:

Astrology
  • The Azure Dragon, one of the Four Symbols of the Chinese constellations
Beverages
  • Green Dragon (drink), an alcoholic drink infused with THC from marijuana leaves
  • Green Dragon (cocktail), a cocktail made with Kümmel caraway liqueur, green crème de menthe, gin, lemon juice, and orange bitters
Buildings
  • The Green Dragon, a popular name for public houses in England and Wales
  • The Green Dragon, Monmouth
  • Green Dragon Tavern, a meeting place during the era of the American Revolution in Boston, Massachusetts, in the United States
Film
  • Green Dragon (film), a 2001 film by Timothy Linh Bui
Games
  • Green Dragon, a monster from the game Dungeons & Dragons; see Chromatic dragon (Dungeons & Dragons)#Green_dragon
Literature
  • "The Green Serpent," a fairy tale
  • The Green Dragon, an inn from J. R. R. Tolkien's Middle-earth writings.
Plants
  • Green dragon, the common name of several plants in the family Araceae, including:
    • the North American species Arisaema dracontium
    • the Asian genus Pinellia
  • Green dragon, another name for the pitaya or dragon fruit
Ships
  • USS Green Dragon (SP-742), a United States Navy patrol boat commissioned in 1917 which saw service during World War I
Sport - Sailing
  • Green Dragon Racing Team, the joint Chinese-Irish entry in the 2008-2009 Volvo Ocean Race.
Other
  • An animal of great strength and endurance
  • "Green Dragon," a nickname for the rocket fuel pentaborane
  • The Green Dragon Standard, a tiered environmental standard for businesses in Wales

Famous quotes containing the words green and/or dragon:

    Hats have never at all been one of the vexing problems of my life, but, indifferent as I am, these render me speechless. I should think a well-taught and tasteful American milliner would go mad in England, and eventually hang herself with bolts of green and scarlet ribbon—the favorite colour combination in Liverpool.
    Willa Cather (1876–1947)

    The dragon wing of night o’erspreads the earth.
    William Shakespeare (1564–1616)