HyperDic: apocynum_androsaemifolium

English > 1 sense of the expression Apocynum androsaemifolium:
NOUNplantApocynum androsaemifolium, common dogbane, spreading dogbane, rheumatism weedNorth American perennial having pinkish flowers in loose cymes
English > Apocynum androsaemifolium: 1 sense > noun 1, plant
MeaningNorth American perennial having pinkish flowers in loose cymes; used in folk medicine for pain or inflammation in joints.
Synonymscommon dogbane, spreading dogbane, rheumatism weed
BroaderdogbaneAny 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

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