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Dogbane vs Dogvane - What's the difference?

dogbane | dogvane |

As nouns the difference between dogbane and dogvane

is that dogbane is (botany) any species of genus apocynum , eponymous of the dogbane family apocynaceae while dogvane is (nautical) a small vane of bunting, feathers, or other light material, carried at the masthead to indicate the direction of the wind.

dogbane

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • (botany) Any species of genus Apocynum , eponymous of the dogbane family Apocynaceae
    • ''Most dogbanes are poisonous tropical plants producing showy flowers and milky juice

    Hyponyms

    * spreading dogbane, Indianhemp

    External links

    *(Apocynum) *(Apocynum) * *

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    dogvane

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (nautical) A small vane of bunting, feathers, or other light material, carried at the masthead to indicate the direction of the wind.
    • (Totten)
  • (obsolete, nautical) A cockade worn on a hat (worn in the British Navy in the 18th and 19th centuries)