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SOWBANE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does sowbane mean? 

SOWBANE (noun)
  The noun SOWBANE has 1 sense:

1. herb considered fatal to swineplay

  Familiarity information: SOWBANE used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


SOWBANE (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Herb considered fatal to swine

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

Chenopodium hybridum; red goosefoot; sowbane

Hypernyms ("sowbane" is a kind of...):

goosefoot (any of various weeds of the genus Chenopodium having small greenish flowers)


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