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Rheumatism weed

noun

Canadian dogbane yielding a tough fiber used as cordage by Native Americans; used in folk medicine for pain or inflammation in joints. Synonyms: Apocynum cannabinum, Indian hemp.

North American perennial having pinkish flowers in loose cymes; used in folk medicine for pain or inflammation in joints. Synonyms: Apocynum androsaemifolium, common dogbane, spreading dogbane.

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Words linked to "Rheumatism weed" : common dogbane, Apocynum androsaemifolium, spreading dogbane, Indian hemp, dogbane