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From: WordNet (r) 2.0

 rheumatism weed
      n 1: Canadian dogbane yielding a tough fiber used as cordage by
           native Americans; used in folk medicine for pain or
           inflammation in joints [syn: Indian hemp, Apocynum
            cannabinum]
      2: North American perennial having pinkish flowers in loose
         cymes; used in folk medicine for pain or inflammation in
         joints [syn: common dogbane, spreading dogbane, Apocynum
          androsaemifolium]