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GENUS PERIPLOCA
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Genus of woody vines of warm regions of the Old World
Synonyms:
genus Periploca; Periploca
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("genus Periploca" is a kind of...):
dicot genus; magnoliopsid genus (genus of flowering plants having two cotyledons (embryonic leaves) in the seed which usually appear at germination)
Meronyms (members of "genus Periploca"):
Periploca graeca; silk vine (deciduous climber for arches and fences having ill-scented but interesting flowers and poisonous yellow fruits; cultivated for its dark shining foliage; southeastern Europe to Asia Minor)
Holonyms ("genus Periploca" is a member of...):
Asclepiadaceae; family Asclepiadaceae; milkweed family (widely distributed family of herbs and shrubs of the order Gentianales; most with milky juice)
