genus holarrhena

Noun
  1. Genus of deciduous trees and shrubs of tropical Africa and Asia (synset 111793171)
    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: conessi, holarrhena antidysenterica, holarrhena pubescens, ivory tree, kurchee, kurchi - tropical Asian tree with hard white wood and bark formerly used as a remedy for dysentery and diarrhea
    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: holarrhena

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