GENUS MANDEVILLA

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does genus Mandevilla mean? 

• GENUS MANDEVILLA (noun)
  The noun GENUS MANDEVILLA has 1 sense:

1. genus of tropical South American tuberous perennial woody vines with large racemose flowers and milky sap

  Familiarity information: GENUS MANDEVILLA used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• GENUS MANDEVILLA (noun)

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Meaning:

Genus of tropical South American tuberous perennial woody vines with large racemose flowers and milky sap

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

Dipladenia; genus Dipladenia; genus Mandevilla; Mandevilla

Hypernyms ("genus Mandevilla" is a kind of...):

dicot genus; magnoliopsid genus (genus of flowering plants having two cotyledons (embryonic leaves) in the seed which usually appear at germination)

Meronyms (members of "genus Mandevilla"):

Dipladenia boliviensis; Mandevilla boliviensis; white dipladenia (shrubby climber having glossy leaves and white funnel-shaped flowers with yellow throats)

Chilean jasmine; Mandevilla laxa (woody vine of Argentina grown as an ornamental for its glossy leaves and racemes of large fragrant funnel-shaped creamy-white flowers)

Holonyms ("genus Mandevilla" is a member of...):

Apocynaceae; dogbane family; family Apocynaceae (chiefly tropical trees or shrubs or herbs having milky juice and often showy flowers; many are sources of drugs)