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from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A genus of gamopetalous twining vines of the order Asclepiadeæ, type of the tribe Periploceæ, and distinguished by a corona consisting of short broad scales, united at the base, and commonly with awlshaped appendages.
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- noun genus of woody vines of warm regions of the Old World
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