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ve·ra·trum
\və̇ˈrā.trəm\ noun
Etymology: New Latin, from Latin, hellebore
1.
a. capitalized : a genus of coarse herbs (family Liliaceae) having short poisonous rootstocks, large plicate clasping leaves in three vertical ranks, and panicled flowers with the perianth segments adnate to the ovary — compare veratrine
b. -s : any plant of the genus Veratrum
2. -s : the dried rhizome and roots of the American hellebore (Veratrum viride) or the European white hellebore (V. album) used in the treatment of hypertension |