hellebore
Any of the common garden flowering plants of the genus Helleborus, in family…Any of the common garden flowering plants of the genus Helleborus, in family Ranunculaceae, having supposed medicinal properties.
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Meaning
2 senses(countable, uncountable)Any of the common garden flowering plants of the genus Helleborus, in family Ranunculaceae, having supposed medicinal properties.
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чемери́цаčemeríca
any plant of the Eurasian genus Helleborus
(countable, uncountable)A toxic extract of certain false hellebores (Veratrum album or Veratrum viride), formerly used as a pesticide.
Origin
From Middle English ellebore, from Old French ellebre, elebore, from Medieval Latin eleborFrom Middle English ellebore, from Old French ellebre, elebore, from Medieval Latin eleborus, via Latin from Ancient Greek ἑλλέβορος (helléboros), possibly from ἄλκη (álkē, “elk [moose]”) βιβρώσκω (bibrṓskō, “to eat”). The initial h was restored in English to reflect the Ancient Greek etymology.
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Forms
plural: hellebores| Singular | hellebore |
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Synonyms
2 synonyms- perennial herbs of the lily family having thick toxic rhizomes:false hellebore
Word family
9 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
See also
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