| NOUN | plant | Adam's apple, crape jasmine, crepe jasmine, crepe gardenia, pinwheel flower, East Indian rosebay, Nero's crown, coffee rose, Tabernaemontana divaricate | tropical shrub having glossy foliage and fragrant nocturnal flowers with crimped or wavy corollas |
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| body | Adam's apple, thyroid cartilage | the largest cartilage of the larynx |
| Meaning | Tropical shrub having glossy foliage and fragrant nocturnal flowers with crimped or wavy corollas; northern India to Thailand. | |
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| Synonyms | crape jasmine, crepe jasmine, crepe gardenia, pinwheel flower, East Indian rosebay, Nero's crown, coffee rose, Tabernaemontana divaricate | |
| Member of | Tabernaemontana, genus Tabernaemontana | evergreen tropical trees and shrubs with milky sap |
| Broader | shrub, bush | A low woody perennial plant usually having several major stems |
| Meaning | The largest cartilage of the larynx. | |
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| Synonym | thyroid cartilage | |
| Part of | larynx, voice box | A cartilaginous structure at the top of the trachea |
| Broader | cartilage, gristle | tough / tough elastic tissue |
| Spanish | cartílago tiroides, nuez | |
| Catalan | cartílag tiroide, nou del coll, tiroide | |
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