Veratrum meaning
The dried rhizomes of certain hellebores, once used in medicine.
noun
Origin of veratrum
- New Latin Vērātrum genus name from Latin vērātrum any of various medicinal or toxic plants of the genera Helleborus and Veratrum probably from a pre-Indo-European language of Europe akin to Italian dialectal (Piedmont) varasco a species of hellebore (V. album)
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
- From Latin vÄ“rÄtrum (“hellebore")
From Wiktionary