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Definition:
[n] North American perennial having pinkish flowers in loose cymes; used in folk medicine for pain or inflammation in joints
[n] Canadian dogbane yielding a tough fiber used as cordage by native Americans; used in folk medicine for pain or inflammation in joints
 
Synonyms:
Apocynum androsaemifolium
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Apocynum cannabinum
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common dogbane
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Indian hemp
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spreading dogbane
 
See Also:
dogbane
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