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Hellebore

/ˈhɛlɪbɔː/

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

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📖 Definitions of "Hellebore"

noun

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

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false helleborenoun	Any plant in the genus Veratrum.

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Hellebore"

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Word	Definition
false helleborenoun	Any plant in the genus Veratrum.
helleborinenoun	Any of a number of species of orchid of the genera Epipactis and Cephalanthera.
black helleborenoun	A poisonous and medicinal plant, Helleborus niger.
green helleborenoun	An extremely toxic herbaceous perennial plant of the species Veratrum viride that is native to only the western and eastern parts of the United States.
ellebernoun	(rare, Appalachia, especially in placenames) Hellebore.
lenten rosenoun	A hellebore, of species Helleborus orientalis
christmas rosenoun	of various species of Helleborus, especially Helleborus niger.
helianthemumnoun	(botany) Any member of species of the genus Helianthemum of rockroses.
heliotropenoun	(specifically) A plant of the genus Heliotropium, especially the common heliotrope (Heliotropium arborescens) which has clusters of purple flowers with a strong fragrance.
lungwortnoun	Any of various European plants, of the genus Pulmonaria (family Boraginaceae), that were once used to treat respiratory disorders.
christmas flowernoun	Christmas rose (Helleborus species)
heliconianoun	Any of the genus Heliconia of flowering plants.
melampode	—
hepaticanoun	Any of the herbaceous plants in the genus Hepatica of the buttercup family, notably the common hepatica.
hemerocallisnoun	(botany) Any member of the genus Hemerocallis of daylilies.
heucheranoun	Any of the genus Heuchera of herbaceous perennial plants; coral bells, alumroot.
hollyhocknoun	Any of several flowering plants of the genus Alcea in the Malvaceae family.
bloodflowernoun	A species of milkweed (Asclepias curassavica L.) with blood-red petals, native to the Central and South American tropics
common heliotropenoun	A summer-growing annual native flower of Southern and Central Europe, Western Asia and Northern Africa (Heliotropium europaeum).
halesianoun	Any of the genus Halesia of American shrubs with white flowers.