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Marsdenia

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Mars-de′ni-a

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p
rop.
Noun.
[NL. From W.
Marsden
, an English author.]
(Bot.)
A genus of plants of the Milkweed family, mostly woody climbers with fragrant flowers, several species of which furnish valuable fiber, and one species (
Marsdenia tinctoria
) affords indigo.

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