Definitions of hellebore [ˈhɛl əˌbɔr, -ˌboʊr]

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Definition of 'hellebore'

Random House Webster's College Dictionary

1. (n.) hellebore
any poisonous plant of the genus Helleborus, of the buttercup family, having basal leaves and clusters of flowers.

2. hellebore
any poisonous plant of the genus Veratrum, of the lily family.

3. hellebore
any of the poisonous or medicinal substances obtained from these plants.

Etymology: (1660–70; < Gk Héllēn)

Definition of 'hellebore'

Princeton's WordNet

1. (noun) hellebore, false hellebore
perennial herbs of the lily family having thick toxic rhizomes

2. (noun) hellebore
any plant of the Eurasian genus Helleborus

Definition of 'hellebore'

Webster Dictionary

1. (noun) hellebore
a genus of perennial herbs (Helleborus) of the Crowfoot family, mostly having powerfully cathartic and even poisonous qualities. H. niger is the European black hellebore, or Christmas rose, blossoming in winter or earliest spring. H. officinalis was the officinal hellebore of the ancients

2. (noun) hellebore
any plant of several species of the poisonous liliaceous genus Veratrum, especially V. album and V. viride, both called white hellebore

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