noun
small genus of South American evergreen vines
• Syn: ↑genus Araujia
• Hypernyms: ↑dicot genus, ↑magnoliopsid genus
• Member Holonyms: ↑Asclepiadaceae, ↑family Asclepiadaceae, ↑milkweed family
• Member Meronyms: ↑cruel plant, ↑Araujia sericofera
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\\əˈrȯjēə, -rau̇j-\ nounUsage: capitalized
Etymology: New Latin, from Antônio de Araujo de Azevedo died 1817 Portuguese statesman + New Latin -ia
: a small genus of So. American vines (family Asclepiadaceae) sometimes cultivated in greenhouses for their white or pink flowers
Useful english dictionary. 2012.