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Meaning of APOCYNACEOUS

Pronunciation:  u`pâsu'neyshus

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 Definition: [adj]  of or relating to tropical plants of the family Apocynaceae
 
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Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\A*poc`y*na"ceous\, Apocyneous \Ap`o*cyn"e*ous\, a.
[Gr. ? dogbane; ? from + ? dog.] (Bot.)
Belonging to, or resembling, a family of plants, of which the
dogbane ({Apocynum}) is the type.
 

 

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