genus Vincetoxicum


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Noun1.genus Vincetoxicum - genus of chiefly tropical American vines having cordate leaves and large purple or greenish cymose flowersgenus Vincetoxicum - genus of chiefly tropical American vines having cordate leaves and large purple or greenish cymose flowers; supposedly having powers as an antidote
dicot genus, magnoliopsid genus - genus of flowering plants having two cotyledons (embryonic leaves) in the seed which usually appear at germination
Asclepiadaceae, family Asclepiadaceae, milkweed family - widely distributed family of herbs and shrubs of the order Gentianales; most with milky juice
negro vine, Vincetoxicum hirsutum, Vincetoxicum negrum - twining vine with hairy foliage and dark purplish-brown flowers
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The Genus Vincetoxicum of plant the family Asclepiadaceae (milkweed) is widely distributed in Europe and Asia.
Khatoon, "Genus Vincetoxicum von wolf (Asclepiadaceae) in Pakistan".
The genus Vincetoxicum of the plant family Asclepiadaceae, constitutes about 20 species, mainly distributed in Europe and Asia.