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hellebore

UK /ˈhɛlɪbɔː/ | US /ˈhɛlɪbɔː/

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

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  • (noun) Any of the common garden flowering plants of the genus Helleborus, in family Ranunculaceae, having supposed medicinal properties.
  • (noun) A toxic extract of certain false hellebores (Veratrum album or Veratrum viride), formerly used as a pesticide.

Meanings

  1. 1
    noun Any of the common garden flowering plants of the genus Helleborus, in family Ranunculaceae, having supposed medicinal properties.
  2. 2
    noun A toxic extract of certain false hellebores (Veratrum album or Veratrum viride), formerly used as a pesticide.

Synonyms

Christmas rose
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