Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

dogbane

/dˈɔɡbˌeɪn/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.13 in modern English

Syllables: dog-bane
IPA: /dˈɔɡbˌeɪn/

11

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any plant in the genus Apocynum, eponymous of the dogbane family Apocynaceae.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Most dogbanes are poisonous tropical plants producing showy flowers and milky juice"

Etymology

From dog + bane, as it was said to be poisonous to dogs.

Usage

Inflected Forms

dogbanes (plural) dogs-bane (alternative) dogsbane (alternative) dog's-bane (alternative)

Synonyms

colchica

Questions

How do you pronounce dogbane?: The recorded pronunciation is /dˈɔɡbˌeɪn/.
What does dogbane mean?: Any plant in the genus Apocynum, eponymous of the dogbane family Apocynaceae.
Where does dogbane come from?: From dog + bane, as it was said to be poisonous to dogs.

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