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
Word origin
C19: from New Latin Apocynum type genus, from Latin: dogbane, from Greek apokunon, from kuōn dog
apocynaceous in American English
(əˌpɑsəˈneɪʃəs)
adjective
of the dogbane family of plants, which are mainly tropical, with simple leaves anda milky, often poisonous juice