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veratrum definition

ve·ra·trum (və rā′trəm)

noun

  1. hellebore (sense )
  2. the dried rhizomes of certain hellebores, once used in medicine

Etymology: L: see veratrine

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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