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Veratrum
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Ve`ra´trum
prop. n.1.(Bot.) A genus of coarse liliaceous herbs having very poisonous qualities.
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Noun1.Veratrum - a genus of coarse poisonous perennial herbsVeratrum - a genus of coarse poisonous perennial herbs; sometimes placed in subfamily Melanthiaceae
genus Veratrum
liliid monocot genus - genus of monocotyledonous plants comprising mostly herbs having usually petaloid sepals and petals and compound pistils
family Liliaceae, Liliaceae, lily family - includes species sometimes divided among the following families: Alliaceae; Aloeaceae; Alstroemeriaceae; Aphyllanthaceae; Asparagaceae; Asphodelaceae; Colchicaceae; Convallariaceae; Hemerocallidaceae; Hostaceae; Hyacinthaceae; Melanthiaceae; Ruscaceae; Smilacaceae; Tecophilaeacea; Xanthorrhoeaceae
false hellebore, hellebore - perennial herbs of the lily family having thick toxic rhizomes
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A black and white border in a shady spot could be made with plum-maroon hellebores, white foxgloves, black veratrums and the sumptuous inky purple Primula waltonii.
Time to sort out the wild bunch; Bring some order into your border ... by Sunday Mail (Glasgow, Scotland)
 
 
 
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