sowbane | (n) herb considered fatal to swine, Syn. Chenopodium hybridum, red goosefoot |
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 |
Sowbane | n. (Bot.) The red goosefoot (Chenopodium rubrum), -- said to be fatal to swine. [ 1913 Webster ] |
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 ] |
dogbane |
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 |
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 ] |