SINCE 1828
Marsdenia
noun
Mars·de·nia
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märzˈdēnēə \
Definition of Marsdenia
: a genus of tropical woody vines (family Asclepiadaceae) having small greenish purple flowers with the crown of the corolla consisting of five flat scales united at the base to the androecium — see rank indigo
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