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TRACHELOSPERMUM
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I. (noun)
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Meaning:
Genus of Asiatic woody vines with milky sap in leaves and stems
Synonyms:
genus Trachelospermum; Trachelospermum
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("Trachelospermum" is a kind of...):
dicot genus; magnoliopsid genus (genus of flowering plants having two cotyledons (embryonic leaves) in the seed which usually appear at germination)
Meronyms (members of "Trachelospermum"):
confederate jasmine; star jasmine; Trachelospermum jasminoides (evergreen Chinese woody climber with shiny dark green leaves and intensely fragrant white flowers)
Holonyms ("Trachelospermum" is a member of...):
Apocynaceae; dogbane family; family Apocynaceae (chiefly tropical trees or shrubs or herbs having milky juice and often showy flowers; many are sources of drugs)