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Definition of Acokanthera
1. Noun. Small genus of trees and shrubs containing strongly toxic cardiac glycosides; Arabia to Africa.
Exact synonyms: Acocanthera, Genus Acocanthera, Genus Acokanthera
Generic synonyms: Dicot Genus, Magnoliopsid Genus
Group relationships: Apocynaceae, Dogbane Family, Family Apocynaceae
Member holonyms: Acocanthera Oblongifolia, Acocanthera Spectabilis, Poison Arrow Plant, Winter Sweet, Acocanthera Oppositifolia, Acocanthera Venenata, Bushman's Poison, Ordeal Tree
Generic synonyms: Dicot Genus, Magnoliopsid Genus
Group relationships: Apocynaceae, Dogbane Family, Family Apocynaceae
Member holonyms: Acocanthera Oblongifolia, Acocanthera Spectabilis, Poison Arrow Plant, Winter Sweet, Acocanthera Oppositifolia, Acocanthera Venenata, Bushman's Poison, Ordeal Tree
Medical Definition of Acokanthera
1. Juice from the leaves and stems of Acokanthera ouabaio (family Apocynaceae), a South African arrow poison containing ouabain. Origin: G. Akoke, a point, + antheros, blooming (05 Mar 2000)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Acokanthera
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