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    GENUS CATHARANTHUS

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     I. (noun) 

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    Meaning:

    Small genus of erect annual or perennial herbs native to Madagascar; widely naturalized in the tropics; formerly included in genus Vincaplay

    Synonyms:

    Catharanthus; genus Catharanthus

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting plants

    Hypernyms ("genus Catharanthus" 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 Catharanthus"):

    Cape periwinkle; Catharanthus roseus; cayenne jasmine; Madagascar periwinkle; old maid; periwinkle; red periwinkle; rose periwinkle; Vinca rosea (commonly cultivated Old World woody herb having large pinkish to red flowers)

    Holonyms ("genus Catharanthus" 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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