hellebore
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hellebore
- /ˈhɛlɪbɔː/ UK
- /ˈhɛlɪbɔːɹ/ US
Where it comes from
From Middle English ellebore, from Old French ellebre, elebore, from Medieval Latin eleborus, via Latin from Ancient Greek ἑλλέβορος (helléboros), possibly from ἄλκη (álkē, “elk [moose]”) βιβρώσκω (bibrṓskō, “to eat”). The initial h was restored in English to reflect the Ancient Greek etymology.
noun hellebores
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Any of the common garden flowering plants of the genus Helleborus, in family Ranunculaceae, having supposed medicinal properties.
Aretæus recommends moderate venæsection to be repeated, if the patient is plethoric, purging with black hellebore, and in some cases emetics; nourishing diet.
Similar: Christmas rose
- A toxic extract of certain false hellebores (Veratrum album or Veratrum viride), formerly used as a pesticide. 1915 July 14, Leland Ossian Howard, Robert Harris Hutchison, House Flies, US Department of Agriculture, Farmers' Bulletin No. 679, page 15, Of the numerous substances tried, the one which seems best to fulfill these conditions is powdered hellebore. Some of the powdered hellebore in use is prepared
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Talk about this word "hellebore." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/hellebore. Accessed 7 Nov. 2026. hellebore. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 7, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/hellebore "hellebore." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 7, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/hellebore.Cite this
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title = {hellebore},
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