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THEVETIA

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

Genus of poisonous tropical American evergreen shrubs and trees having entire leaves and large cymose flowers

Synonyms:

genus Thevetia; Thevetia

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Hypernyms ("Thevetia" 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 "Thevetia"):

Thevetia neriifolia; Thevetia peruviana; yellow oleander (tropical American shrub or small tree having glossy dark green leaves and fragrant saffron yellow to orange or peach- colored flowers; all parts highly poisonous)

Holonyms ("Thevetia" is a member of...):

Apocynaceae; dogbane family; family Apocynaceae (chiefly tropical trees or shrubs or herbs having milky juice and often showy flowers; many are sources of drugs)

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