hel|le|bore

hel|le|bore
hel|le|bore «HEHL uh br, -bohr», noun.
1. any one of various perennial European herbs of the crowfoot family, with showy yellow, green, or purple flowers that bloom on erect stems before spring, especially the black hellebore and the bear'sfoot.
2. the root of any one of these plants, which is dried and used in medicine.
3. any one of various tall herbs of the lily family, with clusters of purple, green, or white flowers that bloom on erect stems, especially the American hellebore and the white hellebore, both of which have roots with medicinal and poisonous properties; false hellebore.
4. an insecticide made from the dried roots of the American hellebore.
5. a cardiac medicine made from the roots of the American hellebore.
╂[Middle English elebre < Latin elleborus < Greek helléboros]

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