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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   Any plant in the genus Apocynum, eponymous of the dogbane family Apocynaceae. countable, uncountable

   "Most dogbanes are poisonous tropical plants producing showy flowers and milky juice"

2. 2
   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 wordnet

Synonyms

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colchica

Example

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"Most dogbanes are poisonous tropical plants producing showy flowers and milky juice"

Etymology

From dog + bane, as it was said to be poisonous to dogs.

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