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

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  1. n. Canadian dogbane yielding a tough fiber used as cordage by Native Americans; used in folk medicine for pain or inflammation in joints
  2. n. North American perennial having pinkish flowers in loose cymes; used in folk medicine for pain or inflammation in joints