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BLACK HELLEBORE

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

European evergreen plant with white or purplish rose-like winter-blooming flowers

Synonyms:

black hellebore; Christmas rose; Helleborus niger; winter rose

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Hypernyms ("black hellebore" is a kind of...):

hellebore (any plant of the Eurasian genus Helleborus)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Slightly hairy perennial having deep green leathery leaves and flowers that are ultimately purplish-green

Synonyms:

black hellebore; Helleborus orientalis; lenten rose

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Hypernyms ("black hellebore" is a kind of...):

hellebore (any plant of the Eurasian genus Helleborus)

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