Vincetoxicum
noun
Vin·ce·tox·i·cum
\ˌvin(t)səˈtäksə̇kəm\
Definition of Vincetoxicum
: a large genus of chiefly tropical American vines (family Asclepiadaceae) having cordate leaves and large purple or greenish cymose flowers with the corolla rotate and 5-parted and an entire or lobed crown
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Origin and Etymology of vincetoxicum
New Latin, from Latin vincere to conquer + toxicum poison; from the former belief that it was a counterpoison — more at toxic
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