dogbane

dogbane

English

Etymology

dog +‎ bane, as it was said to be poisonous to dogs.

Noun

dogbane (plural dogbanes)

1. (botany) Any species of genus Apocynum, eponymous of the dogbane family Apocynaceae

   Most dogbanes are poisonous tropical plants producing showy flowers and milky juice

Hyponyms

• (genus Apocynum): spreading dogbane, Indianhemp

Translations

Apocynum

Finnish: oleanterikasvi (fi) French: apocyn (fr) m

German: Hundsgift n Polish: toina f

Further reading

• Apocynum on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Apocynum on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Apocynum on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
• dogbane at USDA Plants database

Anagrams

• bondage, endobag, gone bad