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LEOPARDBANE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does leopardbane mean?
• LEOPARDBANE (noun)
The noun LEOPARDBANE has 1 sense:
1. any of several herbs of the genus Doronicum having alternate often clasping stem leaves cultivated for their long stalks of yellow flower heads
Familiarity information: LEOPARDBANE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Any of several herbs of the genus Doronicum having alternate often clasping stem leaves cultivated for their long stalks of yellow flower heads
Classified under:
Nouns denoting plants
Synonyms:
leopard's-bane; leopardbane
Hypernyms ("leopardbane" is a kind of...):
herb; herbaceous plant (a plant lacking a permanent woody stem; many are flowering garden plants or potherbs; some having medicinal properties; some are pests)
Holonyms ("leopardbane" is a member of...):
Doronicum; genus Doronicum (genus of Eurasian perennial tuberous or rhizomatous herbs: leopard's bane)
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