NOUN | plant | American hellebore, white hellebore, Indian poke, bugbane, Veratrum viride | North American plant having large leaves and yellowish green flowers growing in racemes |
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Meaning | North American plant having large leaves and yellowish green flowers growing in racemes; yields a toxic alkaloid used medicinally. | |
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Synonyms | white hellebore, Indian poke, bugbane, Veratrum viride | |
Broader | hellebore, false hellebore | perennial herbs of the lily family having thick toxic rhizomes |
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