hellebore

• ⇰ A genus of perennial herbs (<gen>Helleborus</gen>) of the Crowfoot family, mostly having powerfully cathartic and even poisonous qualities. <spn>Helleborus niger</spn> is the European black hellebore, or Christmas rose, blossoming in winter or earliest s
• ⇰ Any plant of several species of the poisonous liliaceous genus <gen>Veratrum</gen>, especially <spn>Veratrum album</spn> and <spn>Veratrum viride</spn>, both called white hellebore>.