dogbane en · NOUN
Etymology
From dog + bane, as it was said to be poisonous to dogs.
Meanings
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(countable, uncountable) Any plant in the genus Apocynum, eponymous of the dogbane family Apocynaceae.
Most dogbanes are poisonous tropical plants producing showy flowers and milky juice
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| dogbanes | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| dogs-bane | alternative | lexicographic | |
| dogsbane | alternative | lexicographic | |
| dog's-bane | alternative | lexicographic |
Hyponyms
spreading dogbane (genus Apocynum) · Indianhemp (genus Apocynum)
Synonyms
Translations (7)
fa شاهدانه هندی (Apocynum) · pl toina (Apocynum) · fi oleanterikasvi (Apocynum) · bg тойна (Apocynum) · de Hundsgift (Apocynum) · grc ἀπόκυνον (Apocynum) · fr apocyn (Apocynum)