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PERIPLOCA

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

Genus of woody vines of warm regions of the Old World

Synonyms:

genus Periploca; Periploca

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Hypernyms ("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 "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 ("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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