HyperDic: spreading_dogbane

English > 1 sense of the expression spreading dogbane:
NOUNplantspreading dogbane, common dogbane, rheumatism weed, Apocynum androsaemifoliumNorth American perennial having pinkish flowers in loose cymes
English > spreading dogbane: 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, rheumatism weed, Apocynum androsaemifolium
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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