veratrum
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ve·ra·trum

noun \və-ˈrā-trəm\

Definition of VERATRUM

: hellebore 2

Origin of VERATRUM

New Latin, genus name, from Latin, hellebore
First Known Use: 1577

ve·ra·trum

noun \və-ˈrā-trəm\   (Medical Dictionary)

Medical Definition of VERATRUM

1
a capitalized : a genus of coarse herbs of the lily family (Liliaceae) having short poisonous rootstocks b : any hellebore of the genus Veratrum
2
: hellebore 2b

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