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hellebore

noun

hel·​le·​bore ˈhe-lə-ˌbȯr How to pronounce hellebore (audio)
1
: any of a genus (Helleborus) of poisonous Eurasian herbs of the buttercup family having showy flowers with petaloid sepals
also : the dried rhizome of a hellebore (such as H. niger) formerly used in medicine
2
: a poisonous herb (genus Veratrum) of the lily family
also : the dried rhizome of a hellebore (V. album or V. viride) that is used as an insecticide and contains toxic alkaloids that are cardiac and respiratory depressants

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web Dark tulips, nasturtiums, chocolate lace, and hellebore will all go straight to your emo goth’s heart. Heather Arndt Anderson, Sunset Magazine, 12 Feb. 2020 The common name hellebore refers to several species of plants in the Helleborus genus. Tim Johnson, chicagotribune.com, 10 Apr. 2021 White flies have infested my garden especially in hellebore and western sword fern beds. oregonlive, 26 Dec. 2020 Make sure to think about color early in the season, with early-blooming species like hellebore and trillium. Megan Hughes, Better Homes & Gardens, 18 June 2020 Where the ground is mushy and damp, look for frilly bundles of false hellebore that sprout head-high flower stalks in summertime and the delicate blooms of marsh marigolds, aquatic buttercups, prairie smoke and berry-laden shrubs. Mare Czinar, azcentral, 11 June 2020 Their voluptuous arrangements balance pillowy blooms like oversized white anemones with smaller, denser varieties such as fuzzy yellow forsythias and cuplike hellebores. Zio Baritaux, New York Times, 2 May 2020 Roses, hellebores and thistle are massed on her dining table and sideboard in delicate purple, navy and cream. Jura Koncius, chicagotribune.com, 31 Oct. 2019 At Yew Dell Botanical Gardens, two such plants — witchhazels and hellebores — are blooming, Cappiello said. Ben Tobin, The Courier-Journal, 10 Jan. 2020 See More

Word History

Etymology

Middle English elebre, from Anglo-French, from Latin elleborus, helleborus, from Greek helleboros

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of hellebore was in the 15th century
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