hellebore

【医】 嚏根草

hel.le.bore

n.（名词）
Any of various plants of the genusHelleborus, native to Eurasia, most species of which are poisonous.
嚏根草属植物：各种嚏根草 属中的任何一种植物，原产欧亚大陆，大部分种均为有毒
Any of various plants of the genusVeratrum, especially V. viride of North America, having large leaves and greenish flowers and yielding a toxic alkaloid used medicinally.
藜芦属植物：各种藜芦 属植物的任何一种，尤指产于北美的 美国白藜芦 ，具有宽大的叶子和绿色的花朵，产生一种有毒的生物碱，可入药

来源：
Middle English ellebre
中古英语 ellebre
from Old French
源自 古法语
from Latin elleborus
源自 拉丁语 elleborus
from Greek helleboros
源自 希腊语 helleboros
perhaps hellos [fawn]
可能为 hellos [幼鹿，鹿毛色]
-boros [eaten] from bibrôskein [to eat]
-boros [吃] 源自 bibrôskein [吃]