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
• Hypernyms: ↑poisonous plant
• Hyponyms:
↑common dogbane, ↑spreading dogbane, ↑rheumatism weed, ↑Apocynum androsaemifolium, ↑Indian hemp, ↑Apocynum cannabinum, ↑Rocky Mountain dogbane, ↑Apocynum pumilum
• Member Holonyms: ↑Apocynum, ↑genus Apocynum
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dogbanesee dog's-bane.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.