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dog·bane (dôg′bān′)

adjective

designating a family (Apocynaceae, order Gentianales) of dicotyledonous herbs, shrubs, and trees, including frangipani and periwinkle

Etymology: so named because said to be poisonous to dogs

noun

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

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