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foxbane

foxbane noun: a species of wolfsbane with yellow flowers, Aconitum vulparia.

foxbane: a species of wolfsbane with yellow flowers, Aconitum vulparia
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Noun

foxbane (uncountable)

  1. A species of wolfsbane with yellow flowers, Aconitum vulparia.

Origin of foxbane

fox + bane

Questions about foxbane

What does foxbane mean?
Foxbane means a species of wolfsbane with yellow flowers, Aconitum vulparia.
What part of speech is foxbane?
Foxbane is a noun.

Words near foxbane in the dictionary

  1. fox-sharks
  2. fox-trot
  3. fox-trots
  4. fox-whelp
  5. foxaline
  6. foxbane
  7. Foxbat
  8. foxbench
  9. foxberries
  10. foxberry
  11. Foxboro

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