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Any of numerous plants which are poisonous to dogs; (in later use) spec. any of the plants constituting the family Apocynaceae, which includes the…
Dog's-bane (Apocynum). Obsolete. rare.
A fly-catching plant, esp. Apocynum androsæmifolium. Venus's fly-trap: see Venus, n.1 compounds 2b.