NOUN | plant | Periploca, genus Periploca | genus of woody vines of warm regions / regions of the Old World |
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Meaning | genus of woody vines of warm regions / regions of the Old World. | |
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Synonym | genus Periploca | |
Member of | Asclepiadaceae, family Asclepiadaceae, milkweed family | widely distributed family of herbs and shrubs of the order Gentianales |
Members | silk vine, Periploca graeca | deciduous climber for arches and fences having ill-scented but interesting flowers and poisonous yellow fruits |
Broader | dicot genus, magnoliopsid genus | genus of flowering plants having two cotyledons (embryonic leaves) in the seed which usually appear at germination |
Spanish | genus periploca, periploca | |
Catalan | genus periploca, periploca |
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