Definition of Hellebore
Hel´le`bore
n.
1.
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
.
2.
(Bot.)
Any
plant
of
several
species
of
the
poisonous
liliaceous
genus
Veratrum
,
especially
Veratrum
album
and
Veratrum
viride
,
both
called
white
hellebore
.
Related Words
American
hellebore
,
bugbane
,
false
hellebore
,
genus
Veratrum
,
Indian
poke
,
liliaceous
plant
,
Veratrum
,
Veratrum
viride
,
white
hellebore
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Heliozoa
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Helispherical line
Helium
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Hellanodic
Hellbender
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Hellbrewed
Hellbroth
Helldoomed
Helleborein
Helleborin
Helleborism
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Hellenic
Hellenism
Hellenist
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