Definition of Physostigma venenosum

1. Noun. Tropical African woody vine yielding calabar beans.

Exact synonyms: Calabar-bean Vine
Group relationships: Genus Physostigma, Physostigma
Terms within: Calabar Bean, Ordeal Bean
Generic synonyms: Vine

Lexicographical Neighbors of Physostigma Venenosum

Physalis philadelphica
Physalis pruinosa
Physalis pubescens
Physalis viscosa
Physaloptera
Physaria
Physarum
Physeter catodon
Physeteridae
Physicians Data Query
Physick
Physidae
Physopsis
Physostegia virginiana
Physostigma venenosum (current term)
Phytelephas macrocarpa
Phytoflagellata
Phytolacca acinosa
Phytolacca americana
Phytolacca dioica
Phytolaccaceae
Phytomastigina
Phytomastigophorasida
Phytophthora citrophthora
Phytophthora infestans
Phœbus
Phœnicopteridæ
Phæton
Piacenza

Literary usage of Physostigma venenosum

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1. English Sanitary Institutions: Reviewed in Their Course of Development, and ...by John Simon by John Simon (1897)
"The genus at present consists of three species, f Physostigma venenosum is one of the numerous woody climbers which inhabit the tropical forests of Africa, ..."

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