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Dogbane

Dogbane Meaning & Definition
Dogbane Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Dogbane?

[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

Dogbane In Webster's Dictionary

\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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