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Periploca

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Noun1.Periploca - genus of woody vines of warm regions of the Old World
genus Periploca
dicot genus, magnoliopsid genus - genus of flowering plants having two cotyledons (embryonic leaves) in the seed which usually appear at germination
Asclepiadaceae, family Asclepiadaceae, milkweed family - widely distributed family of herbs and shrubs of the order Gentianales; most with milky juice
Periploca graeca, silk vine - deciduous climber for arches and fences having ill-scented but interesting flowers and poisonous yellow fruits; cultivated for its dark shining foliage; southeastern Europe to Asia Minor
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This dereliction has led to poisonings such as that resulted from adulteration of Plantago lanceolata (plantain) with Digitalis lanata, eleuthero--formerly known by the misnomeric 'Siberian Ginseng' (Eleutherococcus senticosus)--with Periploca sepium (Chinese silk vine), and at least five innocuous herbs with deadly nightshade (Atropa belladonna).
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