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Definition of Cynancum
1. Noun. Any of various mostly giant tropical lianas of Africa and Madagascar having greenish or purple flowers and long smooth pods; roots formerly used as an emetic.
Lexicographical Neighbors of Cynancum
Literary usage of Cynancum
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Essai de phytostatique appliqué à la chaîne du Jura et aux contrées voisines by Jules Thurmann (1849)
"... Ruscus, Buxus, Prunella grandi- flora, Verbascum lychnitis, cynancum, Acer
monspessulanum, Rhamnus ala- ternus, etc., et en même temps quelques espèces ..."
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