black hellebore

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Veratrum nigrum
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black hellebore (plural black hellebores)

  1. A poisonous and medicinal plant, Helleborus niger.
    • 1940, Rosetta E. Clarkson, Green Enchantments: The Magic Spell of Gardens, The Macmillan Company, page 272:
      Christmas rose (black hellebore), strewn on the floor or burned, drove away witches.
  2. Another similarly poisonous and medicinal plant, the black false hellebore, Veratrum nigrum.

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