Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

black hellebore

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.87 in modern English

Syllables: black- helle-bore
IPA

27

Scrabble Score

14

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A poisonous and medicinal plant, Helleborus niger.

noun

Another similarly poisonous and medicinal plant, the black false hellebore, Veratrum nigrum.

Example Sentences

"Christmas rose (black hellebore), strewn on the floor or burned, drove away witches."

Inflected Forms

black hellebores (plural)

Synonyms

christmas rose winter rose helleborus niger lenten rose helleborus orientalis

Questions

What does black hellebore mean?: A poisonous and medicinal plant, Helleborus niger.

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