dogbane
English edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
dog + bane, as it was said to be poisonous to dogs.
Noun edit
dogbane (plural dogbanes)
- Any plant in the genus Apocynum, eponymous of the dogbane family Apocynaceae
- Most dogbanes are poisonous tropical plants producing showy flowers and milky juice
Synonyms edit
- colchica (obsolete)
Hyponyms edit
- (genus Apocynum): spreading dogbane, Indianhemp
Translations edit
Apocynum
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Further reading edit
- Apocynum on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Apocynum on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
- Apocynum on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
- dogbane at USDA Plants database