noun
Meaning 1
Any of various poisonous herbs of the genus Veratrum
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
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veratrum
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noun
Meaning 2
a genus of coarse poisonous perennial herbs; sometimes placed in subfamily Melanthiaceae
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: genus Veratrum
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: liliid monocot genus
History
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin vērātrum (“hellebore”).