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 | ||