dogbane
English Thesaurus
1. 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 (noun.plant)
| hypernym | : | poisonous plant, |
| definition | : | a plant that when touched or ingested in sufficient quantity can be harmful or fatal to an organism (noun.plant) |
| hyponym | : | apocynum androsaemifolium, common dogbane, rheumatism weed, spreading dogbane, |
| definition | : | North American perennial having pinkish flowers in loose cymes; used in folk medicine for pain or inflammation in joints (noun.plant) |
| hyponym | : | apocynum cannabinum, indian hemp, rheumatism weed, |
| definition | : | Canadian dogbane yielding a tough fiber used as cordage by Native Americans; used in folk medicine for pain or inflammation in joints (noun.plant) |
| hyponym | : | apocynum pumilum, rocky mountain dogbane, |
| definition | : | North American plant similar to common dogbane (noun.plant) |
| member meronym | : | apocynum, genus apocynum, |
| definition | : | perennial herbs with small pink or white flowers (noun.plant) |
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