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Definition of Acocanthera
1. Noun. Small genus of trees and shrubs containing strongly toxic cardiac glycosides; Arabia to Africa.
Exact synonyms: Acokanthera, 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
Lexicographical Neighbors of Acocanthera
Literary usage of Acocanthera
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Proceedings of the American Pharmaceutical Association at the Annual Meeting by American Pharmaceutical Association, National Pharmaceutical Convention, American Pharmaceutical Association Meeting (1908)
"... and is led to the following conclusions : The ouabain of Lewin is derived from
acocanthera Schimperi. This acocanthera is, according to Holmes, ..."
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