Английский Этимологический словарь - hellebore
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Hellebore
hellebore
- 1373, from O.Fr. ellebore, from L. elleborus, from Gk. helleboros, probably meaning "plant eaten by fawns," from Gk. ellos/hellos "fawn" + bora "food of beasts."
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noun Etymology: Middle English elebre, from Anglo-French, from Latin elleborus, helleborus, from Greek helleboros Date: 15th century 1. any of a genus (Helleborus) of poisonous Eurasian herbs of the buttercup family having showy flowers with petaloid sepals; also the dried rhizome of a ~ (as H. niger) formerly used in medicine 2. a poisonous herb (genus Veratrum) of the lily family; also the dried rhizome of a ~ (V. album or V. viride) that is used as an insecticide and contains toxic alkaloids that are cardiac and respiratory depressants ...Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary
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n. 1 any evergreen plant of the genus Helleborus, having large white, green, or purplish flowers, e.g. the Christmas rose. 2 a liliaceous plant, Veratrum album. 3 hist. any of various plants supposed to cure madness. Etymology: ME f. OF ellebre, elebore or med.L eleborus f. L elleborus f. Gk (h)elleboros ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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1) чемерица (Veratrum) 2) морозник (Helleborus) – American hellebore – European white hellebore – false hellebore – green hellebore – small-flowered hellebore – stinking hellebore – winter hellebore ...Англо-русский Русско-английский биологический словарь
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