dogbane

/ˈdɔgˌbeɪn/
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Other forms: dogbanes

Definitions of dogbane
  1. noun
    any of several poisonous perennial plants of the genus Apocynum having acrid milky juice and bell-shaped white or pink flowers and a very bitter root
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    types:
    Apocynum androsaemifolium, common dogbane, rheumatism weed, spreading dogbane
    North American perennial having pinkish flowers in loose cymes; used in folk medicine for pain or inflammation in joints
    Apocynum cannabinum, Indian hemp, rheumatism weed
    Canadian dogbane yielding a tough fiber used as cordage by Native Americans; used in folk medicine for pain or inflammation in joints
    Apocynum pumilum, Rocky Mountain dogbane
    North American plant similar to common dogbane
    type of:
    poisonous plant
    a plant that when touched or ingested in sufficient quantity can be harmful or fatal to an organism
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