Associations to the word «Apocynaceae»

Wiktionary

APOCYNACEAE, proper noun. A taxonomic family within the order Gentianales   — many tropical and subtropical latex-bearing plants including the oleander and periwinkle.

Dictionary definition

APOCYNACEAE, noun. Chiefly tropical trees or shrubs or herbs having milky juice and often showy flowers; many are sources of drugs.

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats