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Definition of: dogbane
(dôg′bān′, dog′-) noun
Any of a genus (Apocynum, family Apocynaceae) of smooth, reddish–stemmed herbs about 3 feet high, having an acrid, milky juice; especially, the hemp dogbane (A. cannabinum), used in medicine as a cardiac tonic, and the spreading dogbane (A. androsaemifolium) of North America.
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