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Noun: genus Catharanthus
  1. Small genus of erect annual or perennial herbs native to Madagascar; widely naturalized in the tropics; formerly included in genus Vinca
    - Catharanthus

Type of: dicot genus, magnoliopsid genus

Part of: Apocynaceae, dogbane family, family Apocynaceae

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