common dogbane

/ˌkɑmən ˈdɔgˌbeɪn/
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Definitions of common dogbane
  1. noun
    North American perennial having pinkish flowers in loose cymes; used in folk medicine for pain or inflammation in joints
    synonyms: Apocynum androsaemifolium, rheumatism weed, spreading dogbane
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    type of:
    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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