MELAMPODE

Etymology

Noun

melampode (uncountable)

(obsolete) The black hellebore.

Source: Wiktionary


Mel"am*pode, n. Etym: [Gr.

Definition: The black hellebore. [Obs.] Spenser.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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