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Definition of Genus Periploca
1. Noun. Genus of woody vines of warm regions of the Old World.
Exact synonyms: Periploca
Generic synonyms: Dicot Genus, Magnoliopsid Genus
Group relationships: Asclepiadaceae, Family Asclepiadaceae, Milkweed Family
Member holonyms: Periploca Graeca, Silk Vine
Generic synonyms: Dicot Genus, Magnoliopsid Genus
Group relationships: Asclepiadaceae, Family Asclepiadaceae, Milkweed Family
Member holonyms: Periploca Graeca, Silk Vine
Lexicographical Neighbors of Genus Periploca
Literary usage of Genus Periploca
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Journal of a Tour in Marocco and the Great Atlas by Joseph Dalton Hooker, John Ball, George Maw (1878)
"The genus Periploca, which takes its name from the twining stems of the species
first known to botanists, has its centre in the sub-tropical zone of the ..."
2. Memoirs of the Wernerian Natural History Society.. by Wernerian Natural History Society (1811)
"... is unquestionable, but the differences in the structure of its flower, appear
to me sufficient to justify its separation from that genus. PERIPLOCA. ..."
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