Dictionary
false' hel'lebore
any of various plants belonging to the genus
Veratrum, of the lily family, esp. a North American species,
V. viride, which has clusters of yellowish-green flowers and is the source of substances used in certain medicines and insecticides. Also called
Indian poke, white hellebore. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.