family Apocynaceae

family Apocynaceae
noun
chiefly tropical trees or shrubs or herbs having milky juice and often showy flowers; many are sources of drugs
Syn: ↑Apocynaceae, ↑dogbane family
Hypernyms: ↑dicot family, ↑magnoliopsid family
Member Holonyms: ↑Gentianales, ↑order Gentianales
Member Meronyms:

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