Apocynaceae

Definitions of Apocynaceae
  1. noun
    chiefly tropical trees or shrubs or herbs having milky juice and often showy flowers; many are sources of drugs
    synonyms: dogbane family, family Apocynaceae
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    type of:
    dicot family, magnoliopsid family
    family of flowering plants having two cotyledons (embryonic leaves) in the seed which usually appear at germination
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