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apoc·y·na·ce·ae \əˌpäsəˈnāsēˌē, ˌapəsəˈ-, -əˌsīˈ-\ noun plural Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, from Apocynum, type genus + -aceae : a family of chiefly tropical herbs, shrubs, or trees (order Gentianales) having a milky juice, simple entire leaves, often showy flowers, and a fruit consisting of two follicles or drupes — compare dogbane, oleander, periwinkle • apoc·y·na·ceous \ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷|nāshəs, | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷(ˌ) ̷ ̷|-\ adjective |