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CYNANCUM
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Dictionary entry overview: What does cynancum mean?
• CYNANCUM (noun)
The noun CYNANCUM has 1 sense:
1. 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
Familiarity information: CYNANCUM used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
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
Classified under:
Nouns denoting plants
Hypernyms ("cynancum" is a kind of...):
liana (a woody climbing usually tropical plant)
Holonyms ("cynancum" is a member of...):
genus Cynancum (genus of perennial tropical African lianas)
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