Veratrum, genus Veratrum
(noun) a genus of coarse poisonous perennial herbs; sometimes placed in subfamily Melanthiaceae
Source: WordNet® 3.1
veratrum (plural veratrums)
Any of various poisonous herbs of the genus Veratrum
• (herb): corn lily, false hellebore
Source: Wiktionary
Ve*ra"trum, n. Etym: [L. veratrum hellebore.] (Bot.)
Definition: A genus of coarse liliaceous herbs having very poisonous qualities.
Note: Veratrum album of Europe, and Veratrum viride of America, are both called hellebore. They grow in wet land, have large, elliptical, plicate leaves in three vertical ranks, and bear panicles of greenish flowers.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
11 March 2025
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