noun
genus of woody vines of warm regions of the Old World
• Syn: ↑genus Periploca
• Hypernyms: ↑dicot genus, ↑magnoliopsid genus
• Member Holonyms: ↑Asclepiadaceae, ↑family Asclepiadaceae, ↑milkweed family
• Member Meronyms: ↑silk vine, ↑Periploca graeca
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\\pəˈripləkə\ nounUsage: capitalized
Etymology: New Latin, from Greek periplokē action of twining round, interlacing, from peri- + plokē action of twisting or turning, from the stem of plekein to plait, twine — more at ply
: a genus of woody vines (family Asclepiadaceae) found in warm regions of the Old World and having opposite entire leaves, cymose flowers with a rotate corolla, and cylindrical follicles — see silk vine
Useful english dictionary. 2012.