genus Veratrum

Thesaurus

Noun

1.genus Veratrum - a genus of coarse poisonous perennial herbs; sometimes placed in subfamily MelanthiaceaeVeratrumliliid monocot genus - genus of monocotyledonous plants comprising mostly herbs having usually petaloid sepals and petals and compound pistilsfamily Liliaceae, Liliaceae, lily family - includes species sometimes divided among the following families: Alliaceae; Aloeaceae; Alstroemeriaceae; Aphyllanthaceae; Asparagaceae; Asphodelaceae; Colchicaceae; Convallariaceae; Hemerocallidaceae; Hostaceae; Hyacinthaceae; Melanthiaceae; Ruscaceae; Smilacaceae; Tecophilaeacea; Xanthorrhoeaceaefalse hellebore, hellebore - perennial herbs of the lily family having thick toxic rhizomes