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Meaning of hellebore

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hellebore

Pronunciation:/ˈhɛlɪbɔː//ˈhɛlɪbɔːɹ/

noun

Definitions

  1. Any of the common garden flowering plants of the genus Helleborus, in family Ranunculaceae, having supposed medicinal properties.

  2. A toxic extract of certain false hellebores (Veratrum album or Veratrum viride), formerly used as a pesticide.