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dog·bane
(dôg′bān′, dŏg′-)n.
Any of several plants of the genus Apocynum, having milky juice and bell-shaped white or pink flowers.
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dogbane
(ˈdɒɡˌbeɪn)n
(Plants) any of several North American apocynaceous plants of the genus Apocynum, esp A. androsaemifolium, having bell-shaped white or pink flowers: thought to be poisonous to dogs
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dog•bane
(ˈdɔgˌbeɪn, ˈdɒg-)n.
any of several plants of the genus Apocynum, with small white flowers, acrid milky juice, and a bitter root.
[1590–1600]
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| Noun | 1. |  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 rootApocynum, 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 Apocynum pumilum, Rocky Mountain dogbane - North American plant similar to common dogbane poisonous plant - a plant that when touched or ingested in sufficient quantity can be harmful or fatal to an organism |
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