SINCE 1828
Helleborus
noun
Hel·leb·o·rus
| \ he-ˈleb-ə-rəs
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Medical Definition of Helleborus
: a genus of Eurasian perennial herbs belonging to the buttercup family having deeply divided leaves and showy flowers — compare hellebore
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