Definition of dogbane Dogbane
/dɔˈgbejˌn/ - [dogbeyn] - dog•bane
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What does dogbane mean?
WordNet
NounPlural: dogbanes |
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| dogbane - 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 | ||
| poisonous plant a plant that when touched or ingested in sufficient quantity can be harmful or fatal to an organism | ||
| apocynum, genus apocynum perennial herbs with small pink or white flowers | ||
| apocynum androsaemifolium, common dogbane, spreading dogbane, rheumatism weed North American perennial having pinkish flowers in loose cymes; used in folk medicine for pain or inflammation in joints | ||
| apocynum cannabinum, rheumatism weed, indian hemp Canadian dogbane yielding a tough fiber used as cordage by Native Americans; used in folk medicine for pain or inflammation in joints | ||
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Wiktionary 
- dogbane (Noun)
Any species of genus Apocynum, eponymous of the dogbane family Apocynaceae.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- dogbane (n.)
A small genus of perennial herbaceous plants, with poisonous milky juice, bearing slender pods pods in pairs.
Part of speech
🔤- dogbane, noun, singular of dogbanes.
