1) Bugbane 2) Setterwort
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1) Christmas-rose 2) False hellebore 3) French word used in English 4) Liliaceous plant 5) Medicinal plant
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Commonly known as hellebores z, members of the Eurasian genus Helleborus comprise approximately 20 species of herbaceous or evergreen perennial flowering plants in the family Ranunculaceae, within which it gave its name to the tribe of Helleboreae. The scientific name Helleborus derives from the Greek name for H. orientalis `helleboros`; `elein......
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• (n.) A genus of perennial herbs (Helleborus) of the Crowfoot family, mostly having powerfully cathartic and even poisonous qualities. H. niger is the European black hellebore, or Christmas rose, blossoming in winter or earliest spring. H. officinalis was the officinal hellebore of the ancients. • (n.) Any plant of several species of the...
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member of either of two genera of poisonous herbaceous plants, Helleborus and Veratrum, some species of which are grown as garden ornamentals.[1 related articles]
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(Helleborus) Helleborus is a group of very beautiful and interesting, evergreen or deciduous (leaf-losing) perennials that are native to southern Europe and Asia. These plants belong to the Buttercup family, Ranunculaceae. They grow upright from 12 to 18 inches high. These plants have several common names such as Hellebore, Christmas Rose, and Lent...
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A plant belonging to the genus Helleborus. It is a type of buttercup with leaves at the base of the plant and flowers in clusters. Some species contain the organic chemical helleborein, which is used as a heart stimulant. ... (09 Oct 1997) ...
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Hel'le·bore noun [ Latin
helleborus ,
elleborus , Greek ..., ...; confer French
hellébore ,
ellébore .]
1. (Botany) A genus of perennial herbs (
Helleborus ) of the Crowfoot family, mostly having powerfully cathartic and even poisonous qualities.
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Type: Term Pronunciation: hel′ĕ-bōr Definitions: 1. A plant of the genus Helleborus (family Ranunculaceae), especially H. niger (black hellebore).
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Black Hellebore (Helleborus) or Christmas Rose is a genus of plants of the family Ranunculaceae, consisting of perennial low-growing plants with palmate or pedate leathery leaves, yellowish, greenish or white flowers having five conspicuous persistent sepals and eight to ten small tubular petals.
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archaic or obsolete terms > Herbs & Plants: Known as Christmas rose, a poisonous plant used as a purgative, in the treatment of dropsy and as an abortifacient.
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[
n] - perennial herbs of the lily family having thick toxic rhizomes 2. [n] - any plant of the Eurasian genus Helleborus
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noun perennial herbs of the lily family having thick toxic rhizomes
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Poisonous European herbaceous plant belonging to the buttercup family. The stinking hellebore (
H. foetidus) has greenish flowers early in the spring. (Genus
Helleborus, family Ranunculaceae.)
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