noun
genus of evergreen trees or shrubs with white funnel-shaped flowers and milky sap; tropical Africa to southeastern Asia and Polynesia
• Syn: ↑Alstonia
• Hypernyms: ↑dicot genus, ↑magnoliopsid genus
• Member Holonyms: ↑Apocynaceae, ↑family Apocynaceae, ↑dogbane family
• Member Meronyms: ↑dita, ↑dita bark, ↑devil tree, ↑Alstonia scholaris
Useful english dictionary. 2012.