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