leopardbane

2 definitions found

leopardbane - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  leopardbane \leop"ard*bane\ (l[e^]p"[~e]rd*b[=a]n`), n.
     Any of several herbs of the genus Doronicum (as Doronicum acaule
      syn. Arnica acaulis) having alternate often
     clasping stem leaves cultivated for their long stalks of
     yellow flower heads. See leopard's bane.
  
     Syn: leopard's-bane, leopard's bane.
          [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
  
     false" leop`ard*bane (f[add]ls" l[e^]p`[~e]rd*b[=a]n`), n.
        Any of several herbs of the genus Doronicum, such as the
        great false leopardbane (Doronicum pardalianches) of
        North America and the oriental false leopardbane
        (Doronicum orientale syn. Doronicum caucasicum).
        [PJC]

leopardbane - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  leopardbane
      n 1: any of several herbs of the genus Doronicum having
           alternate often clasping stem leaves cultivated for their
           long stalks of yellow flower heads [syn: leopard's-bane,
           leopardbane]