hellebore C2 Topic:Plants & Agriculture US /ˈhɛləˌbɔr/ UK /ˈhelɪbɔː/ See IPA manual Freq #118612 Meanings 1 noun a flowering plant of the genus Helleborus, several species of which are poisonous and were formerly medicinal Ancient physicians administered hellebore as a drastic remedy. 2 noun any of several unrelated poisonous plants historically called false hellebore The herbalist warned that false hellebore is highly toxic. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · a flowering plant of the... Christmas rose 2 noun · any of several unrelated... false hellebore Word family Derived forms helleborichelleborine Related forms Helleborusveratrum Etymology From Middle English ellebore, through Old French and Latin from Ancient Greek helleboros, the plant name. English later restored the initial h to reflect the Greek form. Topics Plants & Agriculture External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # hellebore **Type:** Word **Level:** C2 **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˈhɛləˌbɔr/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈhelɪbɔː/ **Frequency rank:** 118612 ## Meanings 1. a flowering plant of the genus Helleborus, several species of which are poisonous and were formerly medicinal 2. any of several unrelated poisonous plants historically called false hellebore ## Examples - Ancient physicians administered hellebore as a drastic remedy. - The herbalist warned that false hellebore is highly toxic. ## Synonyms - Christmas rose ## Derived Forms - helleboric - helleborine ## Related Forms - Helleborus - veratrum ## Etymology From Middle English ellebore, through Old French and Latin from Ancient Greek helleboros, the plant name. English later restored the initial h to reflect the Greek form. ## Topics - Plants & Agriculture markdown