CYNANCUM

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Meaning:

Any of various mostly giant tropical lianas of Africa and Madagascar having greenish or purple flowers and long smooth pods; roots formerly used as an emetic

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Nouns denoting plants

Hypernyms ("cynancum" is a kind of...):

liana (a woody climbing usually tropical plant)

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

genus Cynancum (genus of perennial tropical African lianas)

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