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black hellebores

black hellebores is the plural of black hellebore.

Meaning of black hellebore

Noun

black hellebore (plural black hellebores)

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

Questions about black hellebores

What is black hellebores the plural of?
Black hellebores is the plural of black hellebore.

Words near black hellebores in the dictionary

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  5. black hellebore
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  7. black henbane
  8. black henbanes
  9. black henna
  10. black hickories
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