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DOGBANE
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
Etymology
Noun
dogbane (plural dogbanes)
(botany) Any species of genus Apocynum, eponymous of the dogbane family Apocynaceae
Hyponyms
• (genus Apocynum): spreading dogbane, Indianhemp
Anagrams
• 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
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