Hellebore










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Hellebore \Hel"le*bore\, n. [L. helleborus, elleborus, Gr. ?, ?;
cf. F. hell['e]bore, ell['e]bore.]
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1. (Bot.) A genus of perennial herbs (Helleborus) of the
Crowfoot family, mostly having powerfully cathartic and
even poisonous qualities. Helleborus niger is the
European black hellebore, or Christmas rose, blossoming in
winter or earliest spring. Helleborus officinalis was
the officinal hellebore of the ancients.
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2. (Bot.) Any plant of several species of the poisonous
liliaceous genus Veratrum, especially Veratrum album
and Veratrum viride, both called white hellebore.
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hellebore
n 1: perennial herbs of the lily family having thick toxic
rhizomes [syn: hellebore, false hellebore]

2: any plant of the Eurasian genus Helleborus
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hellebore [helbɔːr]
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hellebore [helbɔːr]
heléboro


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