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hel·le·bore  (hl-bôr, -br)

n.

1. Any of various plants of the genus Helleborus, native to Eurasia, most species of which are poisonous.

2. Any of various plants of the genus Veratrum, especially V. viride of North America, having large leaves and greenish flowers and yielding a toxic alkaloid used medicinally.

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[Middle English ellebre, from Old French, from Latin elleborus, from Greek helleboros : perhaps hellos, fawn + -boros, eaten (from bibrskein, to eat).]

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hellebore [ˈhɛlɪˌbɔː]

n

1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) any plant of the Eurasian ranunculaceous genus Helleborus, esp H. niger (black hellebore), typically having showy flowers and poisonous parts See also Christmas rose

2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) any of various liliaceous plants of the N temperate genus Veratrum, esp V. album, that have greenish flowers and yield alkaloids used in the treatment of heart disease

[from Greek helleboros, of uncertain origin]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	hellebore - perennial herbs of the lily family having thick toxic rhizomes false hellebore liliaceous plant - plant growing from a bulb or corm or rhizome or tuber genus Veratrum, Veratrum - a genus of coarse poisonous perennial herbs; sometimes placed in subfamily Melanthiaceae American hellebore, bugbane, Indian poke, Veratrum viride, white hellebore - North American plant having large leaves and yellowish green flowers growing in racemes; yields a toxic alkaloid used medicinally
	2.	hellebore - any plant of the Eurasian genus Helleborus genus Helleborus, Helleborus - a genus of Helleborus bear's foot, Helleborus foetidus, setterwort, stinking hellebore - digitate-leaved hellebore with an offensive odor and irritant qualities when taken internally Christmas rose, Helleborus niger, winter rose, black hellebore - European evergreen plant with white or purplish rose-like winter-blooming flowers black hellebore, Helleborus orientalis, lenten rose - slightly hairy perennial having deep green leathery leaves and flowers that are ultimately purplish-green green hellebore, Helleborus viridis - deciduous plant with large deep green pedate leaves and nodding saucer-shaped green flowers poisonous plant - a plant that when touched or ingested in sufficient quantity can be harmful or fatal to an organism

Translations

hellebore [ˈhelɪbɔːʳ] N → eléboro m

hellebore

n (Bot) → Nieswurz f