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veratrum |
3 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Veratrine \Ve*ra"trine\ (?; 277), n. [Cf. F. v['e]ratrine. See {Veratrum}.] (Chem.) A poisonous alkaloid obtained from the root hellebore ({Veratrum}) and from sabadilla seeds as a white crystalline powder, having an acrid, burning taste. It is sometimes used externally, as in ointments, in the local treatment of neuralgia and rheumatism. Called also {veratria}, and {veratrina}. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Veratrum \Ve*ra"trum\, n. [L. veratrum hellebore.] (Bot.) A genus of coarse liliaceous herbs having very poisonous qualities. Note: Veratrum album of Europe, and Veratrum viride of America, are both called hellebore. They grow in wet land, have large elliptical, plicate leaves in three vertical ranks, and bear panicles of greenish flowers. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: Veratrum n : a genus of coarse poisonous perennial herbs; sometimes placed in subfamily Melanthiaceae [syn: {Veratrum}, {genus Veratrum}]
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