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  • proper noun A taxonomic genus within the family Apocynaceae. Shrubs or small trees native to tropical and subtropical regions of Africa, Australia and Asia.

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Examples

  • In looking at this question, who Carissa is is more than mere biology, and so the abortion wouldn’t have occurred to Carissa as she was known at the time.

    ProWomanProLife » Back to school 2009

  • A week before graduation, doctors called Carissa back to the hospital to collect the cells, which will be transplanted after a couple more radiation and chemotherapy treatments in Seattle.

    Spokesman.com: Latest stories 2010

  • A week before graduation, doctors called Carissa back to the hospital to collect the cells, which will be transplanted after a couple more radiation and chemotherapy treatments in Seattle.

    The News Tribune Blogs Jody Lawrence-Turner 2010

  • Speaking exclusively to the Daily Mail yesterday the couple - who cannot be identified for legal reasons but are referred to as Carissa and Jim - said their happiness at the birth in a hospital on the Costa Brava was tinged with sadness by being separated from their daughter.

    Home | Mail Online 2010

  • If she had known how to say Ka’ahumanu’s final words in Hawaiian, Carissa would have.

    Under a Maui Moon Robin Jones Gunn 2010

  • If she had known how to say Ka’ahumanu’s final words in Hawaiian, Carissa would have.

    Under a Maui Moon Robin Jones Gunn 2010

  • If she had known how to say Ka’ahumanu’s final words in Hawaiian, Carissa would have.

    Under a Maui Moon Robin Jones Gunn 2010

  • If she had known how to say Ka’ahumanu’s final words in Hawaiian, Carissa would have.

    Under a Maui Moon Robin Jones Gunn 2010

  • I couldn't believe they were serious - it really does look like the hull of the New Carissa.

    See for yourself (Jack Bog's Blog) 2009

  • What few people understand is that the building honors an important artifact from Oregon History: The New Carissa.

    See for yourself (Jack Bog's Blog) 2009

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