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APOCYNUM CANNABINUM
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Apocynum cannabinum mean?
• APOCYNUM CANNABINUM (noun)
The noun APOCYNUM CANNABINUM has 1 sense:
1. Canadian dogbane yielding a tough fiber used as cordage by Native Americans; used in folk medicine for pain or inflammation in joints
Familiarity information: APOCYNUM CANNABINUM used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
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 ("Apocynum cannabinum" 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)
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