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dogbane

dog·bane

US/ˈdɔˌɡbeɪn/ uncommon

noun

1.

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

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

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