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Webster 1913 Edition

Sowbane

Sow′baneˊ

,
Noun.
(Bot.)
The red goosefoot (
Chenopodium rubrum
), – said to be fatal to swine.

Definition 2024

sowbane

sowbane

English

Noun

sowbane ‎(uncountable)

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

Derived terms

Etymology

sow +‎ bane, as it was believed to be fatal to swine.

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