genus alstonia

Noun
  1. Genus of evergreen trees or shrubs with white funnel-shaped flowers and milky sap;
    Tropical Africa to southeastern Asia and Polynesia (synset 111790482)
    is a type of: dicot genus, magnoliopsid genus - genus of flowering plants having two cotyledons (embryonic leaves) in the seed which usually appear at germination
    member holonym: alstonia scholaris, devil tree, dita, dita bark - evergreen tree of eastern Asia and Philippines having large leathery leaves and small green-white flowers in compact cymes; bark formerly used medicinally
    belongs to: apocynaceae, dogbane family, family apocynaceae - chiefly tropical trees or shrubs or herbs having milky juice and often showy flowers; many are sources of drugs
    same as: alstonia

Found on Word Lists

Other Searches