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