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dogbane

dog·bane
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [dawg-beyn, dog-]
    • /ˈdɔgˌbeɪn, ˈdɒg-/
    • /ˈdɒɡ.ˌben/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [dawg-beyn, dog-]
    • /ˈdɔgˌbeɪn, ˈdɒg-/

Definitions of dogbane word

  • noun dogbane any of several plants of the genus Apocynum, especially A. androsaemifolium, yielding an acrid milky juice and having an intensely bitter root. 1
  • noun dogbane A shrubby North American plant, typically having bell-shaped flowers and reputed to be poisonous to dogs. 1
  • noun dogbane 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 0
  • adjective dogbane designating a family (Apocynaceae, order Gentianales) of dicotyledonous herbs, shrubs, and trees, including frangipani and periwinkle 0
  • noun dogbane any of a genus (Apocynum) of sometimes poisonous plants of the dogbane family, with opposite, entire leaves, small white or pink flowers, and milky juice 0
  • noun dogbane (botany) Any species of genus Apocynum, eponymous of the dogbane family Apocynaceae. 0
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Origin of dogbane

First appearance:

before 1590
One of the 37% oldest English words
First recorded in 1590-1600; dog + bane

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Parts of speech for Dogbane

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dogbane popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 66% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 52% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

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Related words

  • apocynaceous

    of, relating to, or belonging to the Apocynaceae, a family of mostly tropical flowering plants with latex in their stems, including the dogbane, periwinkle, oleander, and some lianas

  • dogbane family

    the plant family Apocynaceae, characterized by shrubs, trees, and herbaceous plants having milky and often poisonous juice, simple opposite leaves, often showy flowers, and fruit usually in dry pods, and including the dogbane, oleander, periwinkle, and plumeria.

  • allamanda

    any of several tropical American shrubs or woody vines belonging to the genus Allamanda, of the dogbane family, having showy yellow or purple flowers, and often used for ornamental plantings.

  • frangipani

    a perfume prepared from or imitating the odor of the flower of a tropical American tree or shrub, Plumeria rubra, of the dogbane family.

  • indian hemp

    a North American dogbane, Apocynum cannabinum, having erect clusters of greenish-white flowers and a root with laxative and emetic properties.

  • jelutong

    a tree, Dyera costulata, of the Malay Peninsula, from which a resinous latex is obtained.
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