What is Hellebore? A Basic Definition

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]

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Fri May 30

• Hellebore Online Store

Mon Feb 4

• Gardening : Perennials : Hellebores: Winter's Delight : Home & Garden Television

Thu Oct 25

• Phedar Nursery

Mon Apr 30

• Big Dipper Farm - Grown on the Third Planet from the Sun

Sun Apr 29

• Helleborus foetidus
• Poisonous Plants: Helleborus foetidus
• Garden Clippin's Online: April in the Shade Garden
• THE STINKING HELLEBORE - Gardening with Elisabeth Ginsburg

Thu Oct 26

• MuskogeePhoeni x.com, Muskogee, OK - Arkansas gardener pushes Hellebores for its tough foliage

Sat May 13

• Webshots - Images of Winter Flowers 2
• Webshots - Images of Winter Flowers

Tue Feb 21

• Specii Peony Seeds

Fri Aug 12

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Thu Mar 31

• The Exciting Hellebore Shew: I built this archive for one of Resonance FM's finest programms

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