leopard's-bane

1. 1.

   any of several herbs of the genus Doronicum having alternate often clasping stem leaves cultivated for their long stalks of yellow flower heads

   Synonymsleopardbane

   Broaderherb

   Part ofDoronicum

Questions about leopard's-bane

What does leopard's-bane mean?

leopard's-bane means "any of several herbs of the genus Doronicum having alternate often clasping stem leaves cultivated for their long stalks of yellow flower heads".

How many syllables are in leopard's-bane?

leopard's-bane has 4 syllables: le-o-pard's--bane. The stress falls on "o".

What is another word for leopard's-bane?

Close synonyms include leopardbane. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is leopard's-bane a common word?

leopard's-bane is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.