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veratrum

veratrum noun: any of various poisonous herbs of the genus Veratrum.

Noun

veratrum (plural veratrums)

  1. Any of various poisonous herbs of the genus Veratrum
    Synonyms:
    corn lily, false hellebore

Synonyms of veratrum

Forms of veratrum

pluralveratrums

Origin of veratrum

Borrowed from Latin vērātrum (“hellebore”).

Questions about veratrum

What does veratrum mean?
Veratrum means any of various poisonous herbs of the genus Veratrum.
What part of speech is veratrum?
Veratrum is a noun.
What is the plural of veratrum?
The plural of veratrum is veratrums.

Words near veratrum in the dictionary

  1. veratrol
  2. veratrole
  3. veratroles
  4. veratrols
  5. veratrosine
  6. veratrum
  7. veratrums
  8. veratryl
  9. veratryls
  10. Veraval
  11. verazide

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