dogbane

• Substantivo que designa qualquer uma de várias plantas perenes venenosas do gênero Apocynum, caracterizadas por seiva leitosa acre, flores campanuladas brancas ou rosadas e raiz muito amarga.

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.

   Planta venenosa

   • 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.

   Sinônimosindian hemp