dogbane family, n.
chiefly tropical trees or shrubs or herbs having milky juice and often showy flowers; many are sources of drugs
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Apocynaceae dogbane family family Apocynaceae
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Apocynum, genus Apocynum
Acocanthera, genus Acocanthera, Acokanthera, genus Acokanthera
Adenium, genus Adenium
genus Allamanda
Alstonia, genus Alstonia
Amsonia, genus Amsonia
Beaumontia, genus Beaumontia
genus Carissa
Catharanthus, genus Catharanthus
Holarrhena, genus Holarrhena
Mandevilla, genus Mandevilla, Dipladenia, genus Dipladenia
Nerium, genus Nerium
Plumeria, genus Plumeria, Plumiera
genus Rauwolfia, genus Rauvolfia
genus Strophanthus
Tabernaemontana, genus Tabernaemontana
Thevetia, genus Thevetia
Trachelospermum, genus Trachelospermum
Vinca, genus Vinca