genus Thevetia

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genus Thevetia - genus of poisonous tropical American evergreen shrubs and trees having entire leaves and large cymose flowers Thevetia dicot genus, magnoliopsid genus - genus of flowering plants having two cotyledons (embryonic leaves) in the seed which usually appear at germination Apocynaceae, dogbane family, family Apocynaceae - chiefly tropical trees or shrubs or herbs having milky juice and often showy flowers; many are sources of drugs Thevetia neriifolia, Thevetia peruviana, yellow oleander - tropical American shrub or small tree having glossy dark green leaves and fragrant saffron yellow to orange or peach- colored flowers; all parts highly poisonous