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    GENUS PERIPLOCA

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     I. (noun) 

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    Meaning:

    Genus of woody vines of warm regions of the Old Worldplay

    Synonyms:

    genus Periploca; Periploca

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting plants

    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)

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