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Hippomane
HIP'POMANE
,Noun.
1.
A sort of poisonous substance, used anciently as a philter or love-charm.2.
In botany, the manchineel-tree, which abounds with a milky juice which is acrid, caustic and poisonous.Definition 2024
Hippomane
Hippomane
Translingual
Proper noun
Hippomane f
- A taxonomic genus within the family Euphorbiaceae – the manzanillo and closely related plants of the region surrounding the Caribbean Sea.
Hypernyms
- (genus): Plantae - kingdom; angiosperms, eudicots, core eudicots, rosids, eurosids I, COM clade - clades; Malpighiales - order; Euphorbiaceae - family; Euphorbioideae - subfamily; Hippomaneae tribe; Hippomaninae - subtribe
Hyponyms
- (genus): Hippomane mancinella {manzanillo) - type species