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CAYENNE JASMINE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Commonly cultivated Old World woody herb having large pinkish to red flowers
Synonyms:
Cape periwinkle; Catharanthus roseus; cayenne jasmine; Madagascar periwinkle; old maid; periwinkle; red periwinkle; rose periwinkle; Vinca rosea
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("cayenne jasmine" is a kind of...):
herb; herbaceous plant (a plant lacking a permanent woody stem; many are flowering garden plants or potherbs; some having medicinal properties; some are pests)
Holonyms ("cayenne jasmine" is a member of...):
Catharanthus; genus Catharanthus (small genus of erect annual or perennial herbs native to Madagascar; widely naturalized in the tropics; formerly included in genus Vinca)
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