1. (noun) Canadian dogbane yielding a tough fiber used as cordage by Native Americans; used in folk medicine for pain or inflammation in joints

• apocynum cannabinum
• indian hemp

2. (noun) North American perennial having pinkish flowers in loose cymes; used in folk medicine for pain or inflammation in joints

• apocynum androsaemifolium
• common dogbane
• spreading dogbane

1. (noun) Canadian dogbane yielding a tough fiber used as cordage by Native Americans; used in folk medicine for pain or inflammation in joints

• dogbane

2. (noun) North American perennial having pinkish flowers in loose cymes; used in folk medicine for pain or inflammation in joints

• dogbane