Meaning of DOGBANE
| Pronunciation: | | 'dog`beyn
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| | Definition: | | [n] 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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| | See Also: | | Apocynum, Apocynum androsaemifolium, Apocynum cannabinum, Apocynum pumilum, common dogbane, genus Apocynum, Indian hemp, poisonous plant, rheumatism weed, Rocky Mountain dogbane, spreading dogbane | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Dog"bane`\, n. [Said to be poisonous to dogs. Cf.
{Apocynaceous}.] (Bot.)
A small genus of perennial herbaceous plants, with poisonous
milky juice, bearing slender pods pods in pairs.
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