First Known Use: 1577
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veratrum
noun ve·ra·trum \və-ˈrā-trəm\
Definition of VERATRUM
: hellebore 2
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Origin of VERATRUM
New Latin, genus name, from Latin, hellebore
Medical Dictionary
veratrum
noun ve·ra·trum \və-ˈrā-trəm\
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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