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6 words match “DOGBANE”

DOGBANE n.
A small genus of perennial herbaceous plants, with poisonous milky juice, bearing slender pods pods in pairs.
APOCYNACEOUS; APOCYNEOUS a.
Belonging to, or resembling, a family of plants, of which the dogbane (Apocynum) is the type.
APOCYNIN n.
A bitter principle obtained from the dogbane (Apocynum cannabinum).
DOG'S-BANE n.
See Dogbane.
HEMP n.
ring. -- Bastard hemp, the Asiatic herb Datisca cannabina. -- Canada hemp, a species of dogbane (Apocynum cannabinum), the fiber of which was used by the Indians. -- Hemp agrimony, a coarse, composite herb of Europe (Eupatorium cannabinum), much like the American boneset. -- Hemp nettle, a plant of the genus Galeop…
OLEANDER n.
A beautiful evergreen shrub of the Dogbane family, having clusters of fragrant red or white flowers. It is native of the East Indies, but the red variety has become common in the south of Europe. Called also rosebay, rose laurel, and South-sea rose.