RHEUMATISM WEED

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does rheumatism weed mean? 

• RHEUMATISM WEED (noun)
  The noun RHEUMATISM WEED has 2 senses:

1. Canadian dogbane yielding a tough fiber used as cordage by Native Americans; used in folk medicine for pain or inflammation in joints

2. North American perennial having pinkish flowers in loose cymes; used in folk medicine for pain or inflammation in joints

  Familiarity information: RHEUMATISM WEED used as a noun is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• RHEUMATISM WEED (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Canadian dogbane yielding a tough fiber used as cordage by Native Americans; used in folk medicine for pain or inflammation in joints

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

Apocynum cannabinum; Indian hemp; rheumatism weed

Hypernyms ("rheumatism weed" is a kind of...):

dogbane (any of several poisonous perennial plants of the genus Apocynum having acrid milky juice and bell-shaped white or pink flowers and a very bitter root)

Sense 2

Meaning:

North American perennial having pinkish flowers in loose cymes; used in folk medicine for pain or inflammation in joints

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

Apocynum androsaemifolium; common dogbane; rheumatism weed; spreading dogbane

Hypernyms ("rheumatism weed" is a kind of...):

dogbane (any of several poisonous perennial plants of the genus Apocynum having acrid milky juice and bell-shaped white or pink flowers and a very bitter root)