dogbane : Idioms & Phrases
common dogbane
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noun North American perennial having pinkish flowers in loose cymes; used in folk medicine for pain or inflammation in joints
common dogbane; Apocynum androsaemifolium; rheumatism weed.
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dogbane family
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noun chiefly tropical trees or shrubs or herbs having milky juice and often showy flowers; many are sources of drugs
family Apocynaceae; Apocynaceae.
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rocky mountain dogbane
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noun North American plant similar to common dogbane
Apocynum pumilum.
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spreading dogbane
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noun North American perennial having pinkish flowers in loose cymes; used in folk medicine for pain or inflammation in joints
common dogbane; Apocynum androsaemifolium; rheumatism weed.