Veratrum

·noun A genus of coarse liliaceous herbs having very poisonous qualities.

veratrum
vērātrum, i, n., a plant , hellebore , Plin. 25, 5, 21, § 52; Gell. 17, 5, 6; Cels. 2, 12 sq....

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