Definition of False hellebore

1. Noun. Perennial herbs of the lily family having thick toxic rhizomes.

Exact synonyms: Hellebore
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. 3. A genus of plants of the family Ranunculaceae, containing the pheasaut's eye (Adonis autumnalis); named from Adonis, whose blood was fabled to have stained the flower. Origin: L, gr. Gr. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of False Hellebore

false flat
false foxglove
false friend
false friends
false fruit
false garlic
false gavial
false glottis
false goatsbeard
false gromwell
false haematuria
false hair
false harmonic
false harmonics
false heather
false hellebore (current term)
false hermaphrodite
false hypertrophy
false image
false imprisonment
false indigo
false joint
false killer whale
false killer whales
false knots
false labor
false labour
false lily of the valley
false lupine

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