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ALL meanings of dogbane

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  • noun dogbane any of several plants of the genus Apocynum, especially A. androsaemifolium, yielding an acrid milky juice and having an intensely bitter root. 1
  • noun dogbane A shrubby North American plant, typically having bell-shaped flowers and reputed to be poisonous to dogs. 1
  • noun dogbane (botany) Any species of genus Apocynum, eponymous of the dogbane family Apocynaceae. 0
  • noun dogbane any of several North American apocynaceous plants of the genus Apocynum, esp A. androsaemifolium, having bell-shaped white or pink flowers: thought to be poisonous to dogs 0
  • adjective dogbane designating a family (Apocynaceae, order Gentianales) of dicotyledonous herbs, shrubs, and trees, including frangipani and periwinkle 0
  • noun dogbane any of a genus (Apocynum) of sometimes poisonous plants of the dogbane family, with opposite, entire leaves, small white or pink flowers, and milky juice 0
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