dogbane
dogbane · dogbanes
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Any plant in the genus Apocynum, eponymous of the dogbane family ApocynaceaeAny plant in the genus Apocynum, eponymous of the dogbane family Apocynaceae.
US/dˈɔɡbˌeɪn/
Meaning
1 senses(countable, uncountable)Any plant in the genus Apocynum, eponymous of the dogbane family Apocynaceae.
Most dogbanes are poisonous tropical plants producing showy flowers and milky juice
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More definitions
- 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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Apocynum:
Origin
From dog + bane, as it was said to be poisonous to dogs.From dog + bane, as it was said to be poisonous to dogs.
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plural: dogbanesSynonyms
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