NOUN | plant | spreading dogbane, common dogbane, rheumatism weed, Apocynum androsaemifolium | North American perennial having pinkish flowers in loose cymes |
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Meaning | North American perennial having pinkish flowers in loose cymes; used in folk medicine for pain or inflammation in joints. | |
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Synonyms | common dogbane, rheumatism weed, Apocynum androsaemifolium | |
Broader | dogbane | 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 |
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