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catharanthus Synonyms
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• noun (Context 1)
Any herbaceous plant or subshrub of the genus Catharanthus in the dogbane family Apocynaceae, native primarily to Madagascar and cultivated for its flat-faced, five-petaled flowers in shades of pink, rose, purple, or white, as well as for yielding medicinal alkaloids.
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Wordmom. (2026). Synonyms for Catharanthus. In Wordmom Thesaurus. Retrieved Nov 6, 2026, from https://wordmom.com/synonyms/catharanthus