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black hellebore

noun

Medical Definition of BLACK HELLEBORE

1
:  a European hellebore of the genus Helleborus (H. niger) having white or purplish roselike flowers produced in winter and a highly purgative root—called also Christmas rose
2
:  the root of black hellebore

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