HELLEBORES
Noun
hellebores
plural of hellebore
Source: Wiktionary
HELLEBORE
Hel"le*bore, n. Etym: [L. helleborus, elleborus, Gr. hellébore,
ellébore.]
1. (Bot.)
Definition: A genus of perennial herbs (Helleborus) of the Crowfoot family,
mostly having powerfully cathartic and even poisonous qualities. H.
niger is the European black hellebore, or Christmas rose, blossoming
in winter or earliest spring. H. officinalis was the officinal
hellebore of the ancients.
2. (Bot.)
Definition: Any plant of several species of the poisonous liliaceous genus
Veratrum, especially V. album and V. viride, both called white
hellebore.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition