NOUN | plant | Veratrum, genus Veratrum | a genus of coarse poisonous perennial herbs |
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Meaning | A genus of coarse poisonous perennial herbs; sometimes placed in subfamily Melanthiaceae. | |
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Synonym | genus Veratrum | |
Member of | Liliaceae, family Liliaceae, lily family | Includes species sometimes divided among the following families |
Members | hellebore, false hellebore | perennial herbs of the lily family having thick toxic rhizomes |
Broader | liliid monocot genus | genus of monocotyledonous plants comprising mostly herbs having usually petaloid sepals and petals and compound pistils |
Spanish | genus veratrum, veratrum | |
Catalan | genus veratrum, veratrum, Veratrum |
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