dogbane

[ dawg-beyn, dog- ]

/ ˈdɔgˌbeɪn, ˈdɒg- /

noun

any of several plants of the genus Apocynum, especially A. androsaemifolium, yielding an acrid milky juice and having an intensely bitter root.

Origin of dogbane

First recorded in 1590–1600; dog + bane

Words nearby dogbane

do for, dog, dog and bone, dog and pony show, dog ape, dogbane, dogbane family, dogberry, dog biscuit, dog box, dogcart

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Example sentences from the Web for dogbane

Cream′-fruit, the fruit of a creeping West African plant of the dogbane family, yielding a cream-like juice; Cream′iness.
Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 1 of 4: A-D)|Various
Allied to the milkweed is another plant, the dogbane (Apocynum), which has a similar trick of entrapping its insect friends.
My Studio Neighbors|William Hamilton Gibson
Vinca, ving′ka, n. a genus of woody herbaceous plants of the dogbane family, the periwinkles.
Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 4 of 4: S-Z and supplements)|Various

British Dictionary definitions for dogbane

dogbane

/ (ˈdɒɡˌbeɪn) /

noun

any of several North American apocynaceous plants of the genus Apocynum, esp A. androsaemifolium, having bell-shaped white or pink flowers: thought to be poisonous to dogs

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单词	dogbane
释义	dogbane [ dawg-beyn, dog- ] / ˈdɔgˌbeɪn, ˈdɒg- / noun any of several plants of the genus Apocynum, especially A. androsaemifolium, yielding an acrid milky juice and having an intensely bitter root. Origin of dogbane First recorded in 1590–1600; dog + bane Words nearby dogbane do for, dog, dog and bone, dog and pony show, dog ape, dogbane, dogbane family, dogberry, dog biscuit, dog box, dogcart Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for dogbane Cream′-fruit, the fruit of a creeping West African plant of the dogbane family, yielding a cream-like juice; Cream′iness. Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 1 of 4: A-D)\|Various Allied to the milkweed is another plant, the dogbane (Apocynum), which has a similar trick of entrapping its insect friends. My Studio Neighbors\|William Hamilton Gibson Vinca, ving′ka, n. a genus of woody herbaceous plants of the dogbane family, the periwinkles. Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 4 of 4: S-Z and supplements)\|Various British Dictionary definitions for dogbane dogbane / (ˈdɒɡˌbeɪn) / noun any of several North American apocynaceous plants of the genus Apocynum, esp A. androsaemifolium, having bell-shaped white or pink flowers: thought to be poisonous to dogs Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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