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Definition of False hellebore
1. Noun. Perennial herbs of the lily family having thick toxic rhizomes.
Generic synonyms: Liliaceous Plant
Group relationships: Genus Veratrum, Veratrum
Specialized synonyms: American Hellebore, Bugbane, Indian Poke, Veratrum Viride, White Hellebore
Medical Definition of False hellebore
1.
1. A youth beloved by Venus for his beauty. He was killed in the chase by a wild boar.
2. A preeminently beautiful young man; a dandy.
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Lexicographical Neighbors of False Hellebore
Literary usage of False hellebore
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Manual of the Medical Botany of North America by Laurence Johnson (1884)
"It is little used except by eclectic practitioners. VERATRUM.—false hellebore.
Veratrum viride Aiton.—American Hellebore. Flo. 159. ..."
2. The Plant World by Plant World Association, Wild Flower Preservation Society (U.S.) (1902)
"The ancients, therefore, for centuries considered the species of lady's slippers
as false hellebore or Indian poke (Veratrum viride) or Veratrum album of ..."
3. The Plant World by Plant World Association, Wild Flower Preservation Society (U.S.), Wild Flower Preservation Society of America (1902)
"The ancients, therefore, for centuries considered the species of lady's slippers
as false hellebore or Indian poke (Veratrum viride) or Veratrum album of ..."
4. The Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture: A Discussion for the Amateur, and ...by Liberty Hyde Bailey by Liberty Hyde Bailey (1917)
"false hellebore.—Veratrum viride. Showing the handsome foliage of early spring
when the ... false hellebore. Hardy perennial herbs grown in the border. ..."
5. Mountain Wild Flowers of America: A Simple and Popular Guide to the Names by Julia W. Henshaw (1906)
"In the early spring the stout solid spears of the false hellebore push their way
up through the soil and soon begin to unfold with the increasing warmth of ..."
6. Proceedings for the Eight Biennial Southern Silvicultural Research Conference by M. Boya Edwards (2001)
"Flowering dogwood and cherry birch trees along with false hellebore were found
only on mesic and intermediate sites. In contrast, galax was found only on ..."
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