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LEOPARDBANE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does leopardbane mean? 

LEOPARDBANE (noun)
  The noun LEOPARDBANE has 1 sense:

1. any of several herbs of the genus Doronicum having alternate often clasping stem leaves cultivated for their long stalks of yellow flower headsplay

  Familiarity information: LEOPARDBANE used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


LEOPARDBANE (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Any of several herbs of the genus Doronicum having alternate often clasping stem leaves cultivated for their long stalks of yellow flower heads

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

leopard's-bane; leopardbane

Hypernyms ("leopardbane" is a kind of...):

herb; herbaceous plant (a plant lacking a permanent woody stem; many are flowering garden plants or potherbs; some having medicinal properties; some are pests)

Holonyms ("leopardbane" is a member of...):

Doronicum; genus Doronicum (genus of Eurasian perennial tuberous or rhizomatous herbs: leopard's bane)


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