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Noun: cynanchum  si'nang-kum
  1. Any of various mostly giant tropical lianas of Africa and Madagascar having greenish or purple flowers and long smooth pods; roots formerly used as an emetic
    "The cynanchum vine climbed high into the forest canopy"
Noun: Cynanchum  si'nang-kum
  1. Genus of perennial tropical African lianas
    - genus Cynanchum

Derived forms: cynanchums

Type of: dicot genus, liana, liane, magnoliopsid genus

Part of: Asclepiadaceae, family Asclepiadaceae, milkweed family

Encyclopedia: Cynanchum