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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  Hellebore \Hel"le*bore\, n. [L. helleborus, elleborus, Gr. ?, ?;
     cf. F. hell['e]bore, ell['e]bore.]
     [1913 Webster]
     1. (Bot.) A genus of perennial herbs ({Helleborus) of the
        Crowfoot family, mostly having powerfully cathartic and
        even poisonous qualities. Helleborus niger is the
        European black hellebore, or Christmas rose, blossoming in
        winter or earliest spring. Helleborus officinalis was
        the officinal hellebore of the ancients.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. (Bot.) Any plant of several species of the poisonous
        liliaceous genus Veratrum, especially Veratrum album
        and Veratrum viride, both called white hellebore.
        [1913 Webster]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  Hellebore \Hel"le*bore\, n. [L. helleborus, elleborus, Gr. ?, ?;
     cf. F. hell['e]bore, ell['e]bore.]
     1. (Bot.) 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.) Any plant of several species of the poisonous
        liliaceous genus Veratrum, especially V. album and V.
        viride, both called white hellebore.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 :   [ wn ]

  hellebore
       n 1: perennial herbs of the lily family having thick toxic
            rhizomes [syn: false hellebore]
       2: any plant of the Eurasian genus Helleborus

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  hellebore
     n.
     1 Any of the common garden flowering plants of the genus
  ''Helleborus'', in family Ranunculaceae, having supposed medicinal
  properties.
     2 A toxic extract of certain false hellebores (''Veratrum album'' or
  (taxlink Veratrum viride species)), formerly used as a pesticide.

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]

  hellebore
     n.
     1 Any of the common garden flowering plants of the genus
  ''Helleborus'', in family Ranunculaceae, having supposed medicinal
  properties.
     2 A toxic extract of certain false hellebores (''Veratrum album'' or
  (taxlink Veratrum viride species)), formerly used as a pesticide.

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]

  hellebore
     n.
     1 Any of the common garden flowering plants of the genus
  ''Helleborus'', in family Ranunculaceae, having supposed medicinal
  properties.
     2 A toxic extract of certain false hellebores (''Veratrum album'' or
  (taxlink Veratrum viride species)), formerly used as a pesticide.

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]

  hellebore
     n.
     1 Any of the common garden flowering plants of the genus
  ''Helleborus'', in family Ranunculaceae, having supposed medicinal
  properties.
     2 A toxic extract of certain false hellebores (''Veratrum album'' or
  (taxlink Veratrum viride species)), formerly used as a pesticide.

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  hellebore
     Englanti n.
     jouluruusu

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ara ]

  Hellebore /hˈɛlɪbˌɔː/
  العشب

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-bul ]

  hellebore //ˈhɛlɪbɔː// //ˈhɛlɪbɔːɹ// 
  кукуряк
  Any species of genus Helleborus

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  hellebore /hˈɛlɪbˌɔː/ 
  čemeřice

From English-suomi FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-fin ]

  hellebore //ˈhɛlɪbɔː// //ˈhɛlɪbɔːɹ// 
  jouluruusu
  Any species of genus Helleborus

From English-Dutch FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2 :   [ freedict:eng-nld ]

  hellebore /helbɔːr/
  nieskruid

From English-Portuguese FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3 :   [ freedict:eng-por ]

  hellebore /helbɔːr/
  heléboro

From English-Svenska FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-swe ]

  hellebore //ˈhɛlɪbɔː// //ˈhɛlɪbɔːɹ// 
  julros
  Any species of genus Helleborus

From English-Turkish FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3 :   [ freedict:eng-tur ]

  hellebore /hˈɛlɪbˌɔː/
  1. çöpleme, (bot.) Helleborus. black hellebore kara çöpleme, karacaot, (bot.) Helleborus niger. white hellebore akçöpleme, (bot.) Veratrum album. helleborin  çöplemeden elde edilen zehirli bir madde. helleborism  (tıb.) bu maddeyi ilaç olarak kullanma
  2. bu ilâcın fazla kullanılması sonucunda hâsıl olan zehirlenme.

From Stardic English-Chinese Dictionary :   [ stardic ]

  n. 『植物』菟葵

From XDICT the English-Chinese dictionary :   [ xdict ]

     n. 黑黎芦;植物名

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