WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
dog′bane fam′ily,
- Plant Biologythe plant family Apocynaceae, characterized by shrubs, trees, and herbaceous plants having milky and often poisonous juice, simple opposite leaves, often showy flowers, and fruit usually in dry pods, and including the dogbane, oleander, periwinkle, and plumeria.
'dogbane family' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
allamanda
- apocynaceous
- frangipani
- jelutong
- karanda
- Natal plum
- oleander
- pereira bark
- periwinkle
- quebracho
- star jasmine
- strophanthus