English-Thai Dictionary
hellebore
N พืช ไม้ดอก พวก Helleborus
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
HELLEBORE
n.[L. helleborus. ] The name of several plants of different genera, the most important of which are the black hellebore, Christmas rose, or Christmas flower, of the genus Helleborus, and the white hellebore, of the genus Veratrum. Both are acrid and poisonous, and are used in medicine as evacuants and alternatives.
Webster's 1913 Dictionary
HELLEBORE
Hel "le *bore, n. Etym: [L. helleborus, elleborus, Gr. hellébore,ellébore.]
1. (Bot. )
Defn: A genus of perennial herbs (Helleborus ) of the Crowfoot family, mostly having powerfully cathartic and even poisonous qualities. H. niger is the European black hellebore, or Christmas rose, blossoming in winter or earliest spring. H. officinalis was the officinal hellebore of the ancients.
2. (Bot. )
Defn: Any plant of several species of the poisonous liliaceous genus Veratrum, especially V. album and V. viride, both called white hellebore.
HELLEBOREIN
HELLEBOREIN Hel `le *bo "re *in, n. (Chem. )
Defn: A poisonous glucoside accompanying helleborin in several species of hellebore, and extracted as a white crystalline substance with a bittersweet taste. It has a strong action on the heart, resembling digitalin.
New American Oxford Dictionary
hellebore
hel le bore |ˈheləˌbôr ˈhɛləˌbɔ (ə )r | ▶noun a poisonous winter-flowering Eurasian plant of the buttercup family, typically having coarse divided leaves and large white, green, or purplish flowers. [Genus Helleborus, family Ranunculaceae. ] • another term for false hellebore. ORIGIN Old English (denoting any of various plants supposed to cure madness ), from Old French ellebre, elebore or medieval Latin eleborus, via Latin from Greek helleboros.
Oxford Dictionary
hellebore
hellebore |ˈhɛlɪbɔː | ▶noun a poisonous winter-flowering Eurasian plant of the buttercup family, typically having coarse divided leaves and large white, green, or purplish flowers. ●Genus Helleborus, family Ranunculaceae: several species, including the Christmas rose. • a false helleborine. ORIGIN Old English (denoting various plants supposed to cure madness ), from Old French ellebre, elebore or medieval Latin eleborus, via Latin from Greek helleboros.
Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary
hellebore
hel le bore /hélɪbɔ̀ː r /名詞 C 〘植 〙クリスマスローズ 〘かつて興奮剤 下剤の原料とされた 〙.
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