Veratrum viride

Veratrum viride
the American or green hellebore, a poisonous variety formerly important in folk medicine and homeopathy but no longer used because of its high toxicity.

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  • Veratrum viride — žaliasis čemerys statusas T sritis vardynas apibrėžtis Melantinių šeimos dekoratyvinis, vaistinis nuodingas augalas (Veratrum viride), paplitęs Šiaurės Amerikoje. atitikmenys: lot. Veratrum viride angl. American hellebore; American white… …   Lithuanian dictionary (lietuvių žodynas)

  • Veratrum viride — Hellebore Hel le*bore, n. [L. helleborus, elleborus, Gr. ?, ?; cf. F. hell[ e]bore, ell[ e]bore.] [1913 Webster] 1. (Bot.) A genus of perennial herbs ({Helleborus}) of the Crowfoot family, mostly having powerfully cathartic and even poisonous… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Veratrum viride — Indian In di*an (?; 277), a. [From India, and this fr. Indus, the name of a river in Asia, L. Indus, Gr. ?, OPers. Hindu, name of the land on the Indus, Skr. sindhu river, the Indus. Cf. {Hindu}.] [1913 Webster] 1. Of or pertaining to India… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Veratrum viride — ID 87304 Symbol Key VEVI Common Name green false hellebore Family Liliaceae Category Monocot Division Magnoliophyta US Nativity Native to U.S. US/NA Plant Yes State Distribution AK, AL, CA, CT, DC, DE, GA, ID, MA, MD, ME, MT, NC, NH, NJ, NY, OH,… …   USDA Plant Characteristics

  • Veratrum viride — noun North American plant having large leaves and yellowish green flowers growing in racemes; yields a toxic alkaloid used medicinally • Syn: ↑white hellebore, ↑American hellebore, ↑Indian poke, ↑bugbane • Hypernyms: ↑hellebore, ↑false hellebore …   Useful english dictionary

  • Veratrum viride Aiton — Symbol VEVI Common Name green false hellebore Botanical Family Liliaceae …   Scientific plant list

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