noun
genus of tropical South American tuberous perennial woody vines with large racemose flowers and milky sap
• Syn: ↑Mandevilla, ↑genus Mandevilla, ↑genus Dipladenia
• Hypernyms: ↑dicot genus, ↑magnoliopsid genus
• Member Holonyms: ↑Apocynaceae, ↑family Apocynaceae, ↑dogbane family
• Member Meronyms: ↑white dipladenia, ↑Mandevilla boliviensis, ↑Dipladenia boliviensis, ↑Chilean jasmine, ↑Mandevilla laxa
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\\ˌdipləˈdēnēə\ nounUsage: capitalized
Etymology: New Latin, from dipl- + Greek aden-, adēn gland + New Latin -ia; from the pair of nectar glands — more at aden-
: a genus of tropical So. American woody vines (family Apocynaceae) having large varicolored racemose flowers
Useful english dictionary. 2012.