dogbane
(noun) 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
Source: WordNet® 3.1
dogbane (plural dogbanes)
(botany) Any species of genus Apocynum, eponymous of the dogbane family Apocynaceae
• (genus Apocynum): spreading dogbane, Indianhemp
• bondage, endobag, gone bad
Source: Wiktionary
Dog"bane`, n. Etym: [Said to be poisonous to dogs. Cf. Apocynaceous.] (Bot.)
Definition: A small genus of perennial herbaceous plants, with poisonous milky juice, bearing slender pods pods in pairs.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
15 April 2025
(adjective) marked by or promising bad fortune; “their business venture was doomed from the start”; “an ill-fated business venture”; “an ill-starred romance”; “the unlucky prisoner was again put in irons”- W.H.Prescott
Coffee starts as a yellow berry, changes into a red berry, and then is picked by hand to harvest. The red berry is de-shelled through a water soaking process and what’s left inside is the green coffee bean. This bean then dries in the sun for 3-5 days, where it is then packed and ready for sale.
