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English noun: rheumatism weed

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


SynonymsApocynum cannabinum, Indian hemp


Broader (hypernym)dogbane

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


SynonymsApocynum androsaemifolium, common dogbane, spreading dogbane


Broader (hypernym)dogbane









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