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american hellebore

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american hellebore

noun
North American plant having large leaves and yellowish green flowers growing in racemes; yields a toxic alkaloid used medicinally [syn: white hellebore
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Main Entry: American hellebore
Function: noun
: a false hellebore (Veratrum viride) of the eastern U.S; also : its roots and rhizome
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