elleber

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noun

Hellebore.

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nounelleber (uncountable)
  1. AppalachiaespeciallyrareuncountableHellebore.

    Elleber Ridge; summit between Elleber Run and Tackey Fork in Pocahontas County. Elevation, 4,000 to 4,500 feet.

    1904, Henry Gannett, A Gazetteer of Virginia and West Virginia, Genealogical Publishing Com, →ISBN, page 53
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    American hellebore, or "elleber", is common and conspicuous in mountain swamps, mostly above 2500 feet in elevation; the rootstock is very poisonous and causes some losses among cattle.

    1960, Earl Lemley Core, Plant Life of West Virginia, page 90

    [...] plants are "elleber" or hellebore (Veratrum viride), with dull green flowers, marsh marigold (Caltha palustris), with glossy yellow flowers, and Oswego-tea (Monarda didyma), with brilliant red flowers[…]

    1974, Earl Lemley Core, The Monongalia Story: Prelude

    [...] and Elleber Sods Rd (FR-1681). Ahead 0.1 mi is Elleber Knob (4,595 ft), with superb views of Deer Creek Valley, Little Mtn, and other distant ridges.

    1997, Allen De Hart, West Virginia Hiking Trails: Hiking the Mountain State, Appalachian Mountain Club

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APA

elleber. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/elleber

MLA

“elleber.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/elleber. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “elleber,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/elleber.

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