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white hellebore

DEFINITIONS OF: white hellebore

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n North American plant having large leaves and yellowish green flowers growing in racemes; yields a toxic alkaloid used medicinally

Synonyms:
American hellebore, Indian poke, Veratrum viride, bugbane
Type of:
false hellebore, hellebore
perennial herbs of the lily family having thick toxic rhizomes
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