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genus Catharanthus

DEFINITIONS OF: genus Catharanthus

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n small genus of erect annual or perennial herbs native to Madagascar; widely naturalized in the tropics; formerly included in genus Vinca

Synonyms:
Catharanthus
Type of:
dicot genus, magnoliopsid genus
genus of flowering plants having two cotyledons (embryonic leaves) in the seed which usually appear at germination
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