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hellebore

Pronunciation: /ˈhɛlɪbɔː/

Definition of hellebore

noun

a poisonous winter-flowering Eurasian plant of the buttercup family, typically having coarse divided leaves and large white, green, or purplish flowers.
- Genus Helleborus, family Ranunculaceae: several species, including the Christmas rose
a false helleborine.

Origin:

Old English (denoting various plants supposed to cure madness), from Old French ellebre, elebore or medieval Latin eleborus, via Latin from Greek helleboros