hellebore
Meanings
Plural: hellebores
Noun
- perennial herbs of the lily family having thick toxic rhizomes
- any plant of the Eurasian genus Helleborus
- Any of the common garden flowering plants of the genus Helleborus, in family Ranunculaceae, having supposed medicinal properties.
- A toxic extract of certain false hellebores (Veratrum album or Veratrum viride), formerly used as a pesticide.
Origin / Etymology
From 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.
Synonyms
Christmas rose, false hellebore
Scrabble Score: 14
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Words With Friends Score: 16
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