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单词 false hellebore
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false hellebore

[ fawls-hel-uh-bawr ]
/ ˈfɔls ˈhɛl əˌbɔr /

noun

any of various plants of the genus Veratrum, family Melanthiaceae, with highly poisonous black rhizomes, including V. viride, with clusters of yellowish-green flowers, native to eastern and western North America: now rarely used in medicine, the alkaloids from false hellebores were once used in a number of treatments, as for high blood pressure.
Also called corn lily, In·di·an hel·le·bore, Indian poke.

Origin of false hellebore

First recorded in 1855–60

Words nearby false hellebore

false flag, false friend, false front, false fruit, false-hearted, false hellebore, false hematuria, false hermaphroditism, falsehood, false horizon, false image
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