hellebore

(hel'e-bor). plant of the genus Helleborus, especially H. niger, and of other similar genera. Amer'ican h., veratrum viride. black h., helleborus. false h., American h. fet'id h., stinking h. green h., (i) the rhizome and roots of Helleborus virid is, used for the same purposes as black h. (2) American h. stink'ing h., the rhizome of Helleborus fcetidus, employed for the same purposes as black h. swamp h.,' white h., veratrum viride. win'ter h., Enanthis hiemal is, a plant closely allied to Helleborus.