n :  a commonly cultivated shrub (Catharanthus roseus syn. Vinca rosea) of the dogbane family (Apocynaceae) that is native to the Old World tropics and is the source of several antineoplastic drugs - see VINBLASTINE VINCRISTINE  .
 
 
 
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