Etymology

veratrum

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Today it means: Any of various poisonous herbs of the genus Veratrum Full definition →

Latin vērātrum
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  1. Latin · borrowed fromvērātrum“hellebore”
  2. English todayveratrum

Borrowed from Latin vērātrum (“hellebore”).

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