» genus cynancum
Noun (1 meaning)
1. genus of perennial tropical African lianas.
genus cynancum is a type of:
- dicot genus, magnoliopsid genus (noun) - genus of flowering plants having two cotyledons (embryonic leaves) in the seed which usually appear at germination
genus cynancum is a member of:
- Asclepiadaceae, family Asclepiadaceae, milkweed family (noun) - widely distributed family of herbs and shrubs of the order Gentianales
members of genus cynancum:
- cynancum (noun) - any of various mostly giant tropical lianas of Africa and Madagascar having greenish or purple flowers and long smooth pods