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Princeton's WordNet

  1. Cestrum, genus Cestrumnoun

    genus of fragrant tropical American shrubs

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  1. Cestrum

    Cestrum is a genus of — depending on authority — 150-250 species of flowering plants in the family Solanaceae. They are native to warm temperate to tropical regions of the Americas, from the southernmost United States (Florida, Texas: day-blooming cestrum, C. diurnum) south to the Bío-Bío Region in central Chile (green cestrum, C. parqui). They are colloquially known as cestrums or jessamines (from "jasmine", due to their fragrant flowers). They are shrubs growing to 1–4 m (3 ft 3 in – 13 ft 1 in) tall. Most are evergreen; a few are deciduous. All parts of the plants are toxic, causing severe gastroenteritis if eaten.

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  1. cestrum

    Cestrum is a genus of flowering plants in the nightshade family known as Solanaceae. The species are native to tropical and subtropical regions of the Americas, from the southern part of the United States to the southern tip of South America. They are commonly known as jessamines, though they are not closely related to the true jessamines. Cestrum plants can be shrubs or small trees and many have fragrant flowers.

Wikidata

  1. Cestrum

    Cestrum is a genus of - depending on authority - 150-250 species of flowering plants in the family Solanaceae. They are native to warm temperate to tropical regions of the Americas, from the southernmost United States south to the Bío-Bío Region in central Chile. They are colloquially known as cestrums or jessamines. They are shrubs growing to 1–4 m tall. Most are evergreen, a few are deciduous. All parts of the plants are toxic, causing severe gastroenteritis if eaten.

U.S. National Library of Medicine

  1. Cestrum

    A plant genus of the family SOLANACEAE. Members contain steroidal saponins and cause CALCINOSIS in grazing livestock due to high levels of 1 ALPHA,25-DIHYDROXYVITAMIN D3.

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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of cestrum in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of cestrum in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

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