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Meaning of "apocynaceous" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD APOCYNACEOUS

From New Latin Apocynum type genus, from Latin: dogbane, from Greek apokunon, from kuōn dog.
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PRONUNCIATION OF APOCYNACEOUS

apocynaceous  [əˌpɒsɪˈneɪʃəs] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF APOCYNACEOUS

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Apocynaceous is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES APOCYNACEOUS MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of apocynaceous in the English dictionary

The definition of apocynaceous in the dictionary is of, relating to, or belonging to the Apocynaceae, a family of mostly tropical flowering plants with latex in their stems, including the dogbane, periwinkle, oleander, and some lianas.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH APOCYNACEOUS


acanaceous
ˌækəˈneɪʃəs
arenaceous
ˌærɪˈneɪʃəs
Athanasius
ˌæθəˈneɪʃəs
avenaceous
ˌævəˈneɪʃəs
boraginaceous
bəˌrædʒɪˈneɪʃəs
carbonaceous
ˌkɑːbəˈneɪʃəs
farinaceous
ˌfærɪˈneɪʃəs
gallinaceous
ˌɡælɪˈneɪʃəs
graminaceous
ˌɡræmɪˈneɪʃəs
papilionaceous
pəˌpɪlɪəˈneɪʃəs
pertinacious
ˌpɜːtɪˈneɪʃəs
polygonaceous
ˌpɒlɪɡəˈneɪʃəs
pugnacious
pʌɡˈneɪʃəs
rhamnaceous
ræmˈneɪʃəs
solanaceous
ˌsɒləˈneɪʃəs
spinaceous
spɪˈneɪʃəs
tenacious
tɪˈneɪʃəs
valerianaceous
vəˌlɪərɪəˈneɪʃəs
verbenaceous
ˌvɜːbɪˈneɪʃəs
vinaceous
vaɪˈneɪʃəs

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE APOCYNACEOUS

apocalyptist
apocarp
apocarpous
apocarpy
apocatastasis
apochromat
apochromatic
apochromatic lens
apochromatism
apocopate
apocopation
apocope
apocopic
apocrine
Apocrypha
apocryphal
Apocryphal Gospels
apocryphally
apocryphalness
apocynthion

WORDS THAT END LIKE APOCYNACEOUS

argillaceous
chartaceous
coriaceous
cretaceous
crustaceous
curvaceous
diatomaceous
ericaceous
gorgeous
herbaceous
liliaceous
micaceous
olivaceous
predaceous
proteinaceous
sebaceous
siliceous
spathaceous
the Cretaceous
tuffaceous
violaceous

Synonyms and antonyms of apocynaceous in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «apocynaceous» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF APOCYNACEOUS

Find out the translation of apocynaceous to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of apocynaceous from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «apocynaceous» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

apocynaceous
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

apocynaceous
570 millions of speakers

English

apocynaceous
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

apocynaceous
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

apocynaceous
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

apocynaceous
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

apocynaceous
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

apocynaceous
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

apocynaceous
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Apocynaceous
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

apocynaceous
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

キョウチクトウ科の
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

apocynaceous
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Apocynaceous
85 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Vietnamese

apocynaceous
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

apocynaceous
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

ऍपोकिएंसीस
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

apocynaceous
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

apocynaceous
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

apocynaceous
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

apocynaceous
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

apocynaceous
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

apocynaceous
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

apocynaceous
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

apocynaceous
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

apocynaceous
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of apocynaceous

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «APOCYNACEOUS»

The term «apocynaceous» is barely ever used and occupies the 201.714 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «APOCYNACEOUS» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «apocynaceous» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «apocynaceous» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about apocynaceous

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «APOCYNACEOUS»

Discover the use of apocynaceous in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to apocynaceous and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The Journal of Science, and Annals of Astronomy, Biology, ...
Couma, another Apocynaceous plant, yields a hard, white, gutta-percha-like substance, which is sometimes sold as " rubber milk." The Castilloa elastica, belonging to the same natural order as the nettle, is the plant which yields the somewhat ...
James Samuelson, William Crookes, 1868
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The Journal of Science, and Annals of Astronomy, Biology, ...
Couma, another Apocynaceous plant, yields a hard, white, gutta-percha-like substance, which is sometimes sold as " rubber milk." The Gadilloa elastica, belonging to the same natural order as the nettle, is the plant which yields the somewhat ...
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Journal of Science, and Annals of Astronomy, Biology, ...
Couma, another Apocynaceous plant, yields a hard, white, gutta-percha-like substance, which is sometimes sold as " rubber milk." The Castilloa elastica, belonging to the same natural order as the nettle, is the plant which yields the somewhat ...
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United States Geological Survey Professional Paper
... apocynaceous form, Ranwolfia tetraphyUa, of Cuba. Among closely related fossils is F. newtonensis Berry.2" Occurrence: Between Carr and Brush Creeks, 30 miles northwest of De Beque, Colo. Order PROTEALES Family PEOTEACEAE  ...
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the 1936 michigan-carnegie botanical expedition to british ...
APOCYNACEOUS. FLORA. OF. THE. YUCATAN. PENINSULA. INTRODUCTION It is an astonishing fact that among the Flowering Plants of the Yucatan Peninsula alone, in the region which includes Yucatan, Campeche, Quintana Roo, British ...
cyrus longworth lundell, 1940
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Botany of the Maya area
THE. APOCYNACEOUS. FLORA. OF. THE. YUCATAN. PENINSULA. INTRODUCTION It is an astonishing fact that among the Flowering Plants of the Yucatan Peninsula alone, in the region which includes Yucatan, Campeche, Quintana Roo, ...
Carnegie Institution of Washington, 1940
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The Alkaloids: Chemistry and Physiology V8: Chemistry and ...
In addition to these sources, reserpine has also been isolated from or recognized in other closely related apocynaceous plants, viz., Tonduzia longifolia Markgraf ( 111) (also contains rescinnamine), Alstom'a constricta F. Muell. (112), Vinca ...
R. H. F. Manske, 1965
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Science Series
all of the resulting larvae died in the first instar without feeding. Some danaid butterflies, especially the Euploeini, are known to utilize apocynaceous larval food plants (Ackery and Vane- Wright, 1984). In feeding experiments conducted by ...
9
Biology and conservation of the monarch butterfly
Some danaid butterflies, especially the Euploeini, are known to utilize apocynaceous larval food plants (Ackery and Vane- Wright, 1984). In feeding experiments conducted by Dixon et al. (1978), first- and fourth-instar D. plexippus larvae ...
Stephen B. Malcolm, Myron P. Zalucki, Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County, 1993
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The Healing Power of Chinese Herbs and Medicinal Recipes
This is an evergreen, tropical, apocynaceous, climbing plant. The herb was traditionally used as a restorative, tonic, and as a medicine especially appropriate for the elderly (Smith and Stuart, 1973). Chinese star jasmine is now used as an ...
Ethan B Russo, Joseph Hou, 2012

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