English noun: genus Catharanthus | |||
1. | genus Catharanthus (plant) small genus of erect annual or perennial herbs native to Madagascar; widely naturalized in the tropics; formerly included in genus Vinca | ||
Synonyms | Catharanthus | ||
Broader (hypernym) | dicot genus, magnoliopsid genus | ||
Member holonym | Cape periwinkle, Catharanthus roseus, cayenne jasmine, Madagascar periwinkle, old maid, periwinkle, red periwinkle, rose periwinkle, Vinca rosea | ||
Member meronym | Apocynaceae, dogbane family, family Apocynaceae | ||