dogbane

• Nom désignant plusieurs plantes vivaces toxiques du genre Apocynum, caractérisées par un latex acre, des fleurs en cloche blanches ou roses et une racine très amère.

A noun referring to any of several poisonous perennial plants of the genus Apocynum, characterized by acrid milky juice, bell-shaped white or pink flowers, and a very bitter root.

1. Poisonous plantC1formal

   Any of several perennial plants of the genus Apocynum, characterized by acrid milky sap, bell-shaped white or pink flowers, and a very bitter root.

   Apocyn (plante vénéneuse)

   • Dogbane is often found growing in fields and along roadsides.
   • The milky sap of dogbane can cause skin irritation.
   • Native Americans used dogbane fibers to make cordage.

   Synonymesindian hemp