Hypernym

noun

family of flowering plants having two cotyledons (embryonic leaves) in the seed which usually appear at germination

Member_meronym

noun

perennial herbs with small pink or white flowers

noun

small genus of trees and shrubs containing strongly toxic cardiac glycosides; Arabia to Africa

noun

one species: succulent shrub or tree of tropical Africa and Arabia

noun

genus of tropical American woody vines

noun

genus of evergreen trees or shrubs with white funnel-shaped flowers and milky sap; tropical Africa to southeastern Asia and Polynesia

dogbane family 1

noundomain: plant

Princeton WordNet [ver.3.1]

English

Definition

chiefly tropical trees or shrubs or herbs having milky juice and often showy flowers; many are sources of drugs

Synonyms

Apocynaceae 1
chiefly tropical trees or shrubs or herbs having milky juice and often showy flowers; many are sources of drugs
family Apocynaceae 1
chiefly tropical trees or shrubs or herbs having milky juice and often showy flowers; many are sources of drugs