Bugbane Definition

bŭgbān
noun
Any of a genus (Cimicifuga) of perennial plants of the buttercup family, with long spikes of small white flowers whose offensive odor is supposed to repel insects.
Webster's New World
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Synonyms:
  • Veratrum viride
  • Indian poke
  • American hellebore
  • white hellebore

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Singular:
bugbane
Plural:
bugbanes

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