Apocyneous

Apocyneous
Apocynaceous A*poc`y*na"ceous, Apocyneous Ap`o*cyn"e*ous, a. [Gr. ? dogbane; ? from + ? dog.] (Bot.) Belonging to, or resembling, a family of plants, of which the dogbane ({Apocynum}) is the type. [1913 Webster]

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