Araujia

Araujia
noun
small genus of South American evergreen vines
• Syn: ↑genus Araujia
• Hypernyms: ↑dicot genus, ↑magnoliopsid genus
• Member Holonyms: ↑Asclepiadaceae, ↑family Asclepiadaceae, ↑milkweed family
• Member Meronyms: ↑cruel plant, ↑Araujia sericofera

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\\əˈrȯjēə, -rau̇j-\ noun
Usage: capitalized
Etymology: New Latin, from Antônio de Araujo de Azevedo died 1817 Portuguese statesman + New Latin -ia
: a small genus of So. American vines (family Asclepiadaceae) sometimes cultivated in greenhouses for their white or pink flowers

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  • Araujia — sericifera Systematik Euasteriden I Ordnung: Enzianartige (Gentianales) …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Araujia — n. 1. 1 small genus of South American evergreen vines. Syn: genus {Araujia}. [WordNet 1.5] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Araujia — Araujia …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Araujia —   Araujia …   Wikipedia Español

  • Araujia — Taxobox name = Araujia image caption = Araujia sericifera regnum = Plantae divisio = Magnoliophyta classis = Magnoliopsida ordo = Gentianales familia = Apocynaceae subfamilia = Asclepiadoideae genus = Araujia genus authority = Brot. subdivision… …   Wikipedia

  • Araujia — ID 5361 Symbol Key ARAUJ Common Name araujia Family Asclepiadaceae Category Dicot Division Magnoliophyta US Nativity N/A US/NA Plant Yes State Distribution CA, GA Growth Habit N/A …   USDA Plant Characteristics

  • Araujia sericifera — Scientific classification Kingdom: Plantae (unranked) …   Wikipedia

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  • Araujia sericifera — Araujia sericifera …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Araujia angustifolia — Araujia angustifolia …   Wikipédia en Français

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