Medical Dictionary

Apocynum

noun Apoc·y·num \ə-ˈpäs-ə-nəm\

Medical Definition of APOCYNUM

:  a genus of chiefly American perennial herbs of the dogbane family (Apocynaceae) with opposite leaves and small white or pink flowers comprising the dogbanes of which several (especially A. androsaemifolium and A. cannabium) are the source of substances with physiological activity resembling digitalis—see indian hemp 1

Browse

How to use a word that (literally) drives some people nuts.
Test your vocab with our fun, fast game
Ailurophobia, and 9 other unusual fears