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helleborism

helleborism noun: veratrum poisoning.

Noun

helleborism (uncountable)

  1. veratrum poisoning
  2. (historical) The use of hellebore to treat insanity.

Origin of helleborism

From hellebore + -ism.

Questions about helleborism

What does helleborism mean?
Helleborism means veratrum poisoning.
What part of speech is helleborism?
Helleborism is a noun.

Words near helleborism in the dictionary

  1. hellebores
  2. helleboric
  3. helleborin
  4. helleborine
  5. helleborines
  6. helleborism
  7. hellebortin
  8. hellebosaponin
  9. hellebrigenin
  10. hellebrigenol
  11. hellebrin

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