leopard's bane

leopard's bane
leopard's bane leop"ard's bane` (l[e^]p"[~e]rdz b[=a]n`) n. (Bot.) A name of several harmless plants, as {Arnica montana} ({Arnica acaulis} syn. {Doronicum acaule}), {Senecio Doronicum}, and {Paris quadrifolia}.

Syn: leopardbane, leopard's-bane. [1913 Webster +PJC]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.

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