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Definition of Sowbane

1. Noun. Herb considered fatal to swine.

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)

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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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