acocanthera
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1. small genus of trees and shrubs containing strongly toxic cardiac glycosides; Arabia to Africa (noun.plant)
| hypernym | : | dicot genus, magnoliopsid genus, |
| definition | : | genus of flowering plants having two cotyledons (embryonic leaves) in the seed which usually appear at germination (noun.plant) |
| member holonym | : | acocanthera oblongifolia, acocanthera spectabilis, poison arrow plant, winter sweet, |
| definition | : | medium-sized shrubby tree of South Africa having thick leathery evergreen leaves and white or pink flowers and globose usually two-seeded purplish black fruits (noun.plant) |
| member holonym | : | acocanthera oppositifolia, acocanthera venenata, bushman's poison, ordeal tree, |
| definition | : | evergreen shrub or tree of South Africa (noun.plant) |
| member meronym | : | apocynaceae, dogbane family, family apocynaceae, |
| definition | : | chiefly tropical trees or shrubs or herbs having milky juice and often showy flowers; many are sources of drugs (noun.plant) |
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