| dogbane |
| common dogbane | (n) North American perennial having pinkish flowers in loose cymes; used in folk medicine for pain or inflammation in joints, Syn. Apocynum androsaemifolium, spreading dogbane, rheumatism weed |
| dogbane | (n) 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 |
| rocky mountain dogbane | (n) North American plant similar to common dogbane, Syn. Apocynum pumilum |
| apocynaceae | (n) chiefly tropical trees or shrubs or herbs having milky juice and often showy flowers; many are sources of drugs, Syn. family Apocynaceae, dogbane family |
| Dogbane | n. [ Said to be poisonous to dogs. Cf. Apocynaceous. ] (Bot.) A small genus of perennial herbaceous plants, with poisonous milky juice, bearing slender pods pods in pairs. [ 1913 Webster ] |
