Medical Dictionary
Main Entry:
Apoc·y·num Pronunciation:
&-'päs-&-n&m Function:
noun : a genus of chiefly American perennial herbs of the dogbanefamily (Apocynaceae) with opposite leaves and small white or pink flowers comprising the dogbanes of which several (especially
A. androsaemifolium and
A. cannabium) are the source ofsubstances with physiological activity resembling digitalis —see
INDIAN HEMP 1
