LEOPARD'S-BANE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does leopard's-bane mean? 

• LEOPARD'S-BANE (noun)
  The noun LEOPARD'S-BANE 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: LEOPARD'S-BANE used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• LEOPARD'S-BANE (noun)

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 ("leopard's-bane" 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 ("leopard's-bane" is a member of...):

Doronicum; genus Doronicum (genus of Eurasian perennial tuberous or rhizomatous herbs: leopard's bane)