Meaning of VERATRUM
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| | Definition: | | [n] a genus of coarse poisonous perennial herbs; sometimes placed in subfamily Melanthiaceae |
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| | Synonyms: | | genus Veratrum |
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| | See Also: | | false hellebore, family Liliaceae, hellebore, Liliaceae, liliid monocot genus, lily family | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Ve*ra"trum\, n. [L. veratrum hellebore.] (Bot.)
A genus of coarse liliaceous herbs having very poisonous
qualities.
Note: Veratrum album of Europe, and Veratrum viride of
America, are both called hellebore. They grow in wet
land, have large, elliptical, plicate leaves in three
vertical ranks, and bear panicles of greenish flowers.
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