catharanthus
English Thesaurus
1. small genus of erect annual or perennial herbs native to Madagascar; widely naturalized in the tropics; formerly included in genus Vinca (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 | : | cape periwinkle, catharanthus roseus, cayenne jasmine, madagascar periwinkle, old maid, periwinkle, red periwinkle, rose periwinkle, vinca rosea, |
| definition | : | commonly cultivated Old World woody herb having large pinkish to red flowers (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) |
Visual ArtiKata
Explore catharanthus in ArtiKata.com >