apocináceo, a.
(Of thelat.)(doapocy? num, and this of theGr. ?, machicolation).
1. adj. Bot. It is said of dicotyledonous flowering plants of persistent, opposite or whorled, simple, entire, leathery leaves; Flowers hermaphrodite and regular, follicular or capsular fruit, and seeds with fleshy or horny albumen; e.g., oleander and the maiden grass. U t. c. s. f.
2. f. pl. Bot. These plant family.
ORTOGR. ESCR. with may. initial.
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