dogbane

dog·bane

D0320200 (dôg′bān′, dŏg′-)n. Any of several plants of the genus Apocynum, having milky juice and bell-shaped white or pink flowers.

dogbane

(ˈdɒɡˌbeɪn) n (Plants) 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

dog•bane

(ˈdɔgˌbeɪn, ˈdɒg-)

n. any of several plants of the genus Apocynum, with small white flowers, acrid milky juice, and a bitter root. [1590–1600]

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dogbane - 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 rootApocynum, genus Apocynum - perennial herbs with small pink or white flowersApocynum androsaemifolium, common dogbane, spreading dogbane, rheumatism weed - North American perennial having pinkish flowers in loose cymes; used in folk medicine for pain or inflammation in jointsApocynum cannabinum, rheumatism weed, Indian hemp - Canadian dogbane yielding a tough fiber used as cordage by Native Americans; used in folk medicine for pain or inflammation in jointsApocynum pumilum, Rocky Mountain dogbane - North American plant similar to common dogbanepoisonous plant - a plant that when touched or ingested in sufficient quantity can be harmful or fatal to an organism

dogbane

dogbane,

common name for some members of the Apocynaceae, a family of herbs, shrubs, and trees found in most parts of the world but especially in the tropics, where they are often climbing forms. Many species are native to or naturalized in North America. Members of the family are sources of such economically important products as drugs and tannins. The vincristine alkaloids that are so effective in the treatment of Hodgkin's disease were discovered in the Madagascar periwinkle, Catharanthus roseus. Quebrachoquebracho
, name for a tanning substance and for the trees from which it comes, chiefly the red quebracho, or quebracho colorado (Schinopsis lorentzii), of the family Anacardiaceae (sumac family).
..... Click the link for more information. is obtained from Aspidosperma quebracho blanco, the white quebracho; latex for rubber was extracted from some tropical genera, e.g., Landolphia; and fiber, e.g., Indian hemp, is retted from north temperate species of Apocynum, the dogbane genus (not to be confused with the Indian hemp plant, Cannabis). Some dogbanes are ornamentals, e.g., the shrubby oleanders, or rosebays (genus Nerium), the yellow oleander (Thevetia neriifolia), and the small blue-flowered periwinkles, or running myrtle (chiefly Vinca minor), all of which are evergreen plants native to the Old World. The dogbane family is closely related and similar to the milkweed family; both have a characteristic milky sap. Some dogbanes are poisonous, e.g., the oleanders and the ordeal tree (Tanghinia venenifera) of Madagascar. Dogbane is classified in the division MagnoliophytaMagnoliophyta
, division of the plant kingdom consisting of those organisms commonly called the flowering plants, or angiosperms. The angiosperms have leaves, stems, and roots, and vascular, or conducting, tissue (xylem and phloem).
..... Click the link for more information. , class Magnoliopsida, order Gentianales.

dogbane

symbol for deceit. [Flower Symbolism: Jobes, 458]See: Deceit

dogbane

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noun 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

Related Words

Apocynum
genus Apocynum
Apocynum androsaemifolium
common dogbane
spreading dogbane
rheumatism weed
Apocynum cannabinum
Indian hemp
Apocynum pumilum
Rocky Mountain dogbane
poisonous plant