noun
small genus of trees and shrubs containing strongly toxic cardiac glycosides; Arabia to Africa
• Syn: ↑Acocanthera, ↑Acokanthera, ↑genus Acokanthera
• Hypernyms: ↑dicot genus, ↑magnoliopsid genus
• Member Holonyms: ↑Apocynaceae, ↑family Apocynaceae, ↑dogbane family
• Member Meronyms:
Useful english dictionary. 2012.