Definition of Sowbane

1. Noun. Herb considered fatal to swine.

Exact synonyms: Chenopodium Hybridum, Red Goosefoot
Generic synonyms: Goosefoot

Definition of Sowbane

1. n. The red goosefoot (Chenopodium rubrum), -- said to be fatal to swine.

Definition of Sowbane

1. Noun. A plant, the red goosefoot (''Chenopodium rubrum''). ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Medical Definition of Sowbane

1. The red goosefoot (Chenopodium rubrum), said to be fatal to swine. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Sowbane

sow the wind, reap the whirlwind
sow the wind and reap the whirlwind
sow thistle
sow thistles
sowable
sowans
sowar
sowarree
sowarrees
sowarries
sowarry
sowars
sowback
sowbacks
sowbane (current term)
sowbellies
sowbelly
sowbread
sowbreads
sowbug
sowbugs
sowcar
sowcars
sowce
sowced
sowces
sowcing
sowdan
sowdanesse

Literary usage of Sowbane

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Bulletin by North Dakota Agricultural Experiment Station (Fargo) (1899)
"M MURALE L. Nettle-leaved Goosefoot. sowbane. An immature specimen somewhat doubtfully referred to this species. AC Herb. ..."

2. A Manual of Weeds: With Descriptions of All the Most Pernicious and by Ada Eljiva Georgia (1914)
"... L. Other English names: sowbane, Swine's Bane. Introduced. Annual. Propagates by seeds. Time of bloom: June to September. Seed-time: August to November. ..."

3. The Vascular Flora of Pennsylvania: Annotated Checklist and Atlas by Ann Fowler Rhoads, William M. Klein (1993)
"... sowbane Herbaceous annual Waste ground. Chenopodium opulifolium Schrad. ex Koch & Ziz Goosefoot Herbaceous annual Ballast and waste ground. ..."

4. The Vascular Flora of Pennsylvania: Annotated Checklist and Atlas by Ann Fowler Rhoads, William M. Klein (1993)
"... sowbane Herbaceous annual Waste ground. Chenopodium opulifolium Schrad. ex Koch & Ziz Goosefoot Herbaceous annual Ballast and waste ground. ..."

5. The American Cyclopaedia: A Popular Dictionary of General Knowledge by Charles Anderson Dana (1875)
"In England the term pigweed (also sowbane) is confined to one species, C. rubrum, which was supposed to be fatal to swine. ..."

6. The American Cyclopaedia: A Popular Dictionary of General Knowledge edited by George Ripley, Charles Anderson Dana (1884)
"794, 2 c. First coined, XI. 739, 2 b. Sovereign of the Seas, first English three-decker, XII. 184, 2 h (ill.) ; XIV. 857, 1 b. sowbane, plant, XIII. ..."

7. A Systematic Arrangement of British Plants: With an Easy Introduction to the by William Withering (1812)
"sowbane, Dunghills, rubbish, and cultivated ground, A. Aug.—Oct. al'bum, C. Leaves diamond-triangular, gnawed, entire behind; the uppermost oblong: bunches ..."

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