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marsdenia
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marsdenia, prop. n. [NL. From W. Marsden, an English author.].
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. [1913 Webster]
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