bugbane
bugbane · bugbanes
Actaea spp.Actaea spp. (baneberry).
Meaning
2 sensesActaea spp. (baneberry).
Trautvetteria spp.
More definitions
- a plant of the genus Cimicifuga having flowers in long racemes or panicles reported to be distasteful to insects
- North American plant having large leaves and yellowish green flowers growing in racemes; yields a toxic alkaloid used medicinally
Origin
From bug + bane.From bug + bane.
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Forms
plural: bugbanesSynonyms
4 synonymsClose in meaning
- North American plant having large leaves and yellowish green flowers growing in racemes; yields a toxic alkaloid used medicinally:white helleboreAmerican helleboreIndian pokeVeratrum viride