- American hellebore
- American hellebore n a false hellebore (Veratrum viride) of the eastern U.S. also its roots and rhizome
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Veratrum viride.
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American hellebore
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American hellebore — noun North American plant having large leaves and yellowish green flowers growing in racemes; yields a toxic alkaloid used medicinally • Syn: ↑white hellebore, ↑Indian poke, ↑bugbane, ↑Veratrum viride • Hypernyms: ↑hellebore, ↑false hellebore * * … Useful english dictionary
American hellebore — 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)
american white hellebore — noun Usage: usually capitalized A : american hellebore * * * American white hellebore, = American hellebore. (Cf. ↑American hellebore) … Useful english dictionary
American white-hellebore — 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)
hellebore — /hel euh bawr , bohr /, n. 1. any of several plants of the genus Helleborus, of the buttercup family, having basal leaves and clusters of flowers, esp. H. niger, the Christmas rose. 2. any of various plants of the genus Veratrum. Cf. false… … Universalium
American ipecac — 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
white hellebore — noun North American plant having large leaves and yellowish green flowers growing in racemes; yields a toxic alkaloid used medicinally • Syn: ↑American hellebore, ↑Indian poke, ↑bugbane, ↑Veratrum viride • Hypernyms: ↑hellebore, ↑false hellebore … Useful english dictionary
white-hellebore — 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)
green hellebore — n 1) AMERICAN HELLEBORE 2) a hellebore of the genus Helleborus (H. viridis) with palmately divided leaves and solitary nodding flowers whose rhizome and root is a source of various alkaloids * * * Veratrum viride … Medical dictionary
false hellebore — noun perennial herbs of the lily family having thick toxic rhizomes • Syn: ↑hellebore • Hypernyms: ↑liliaceous plant • Hyponyms: ↑white hellebore, ↑American hellebore, ↑Indian poke, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
