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- [hel-uh-bawr, -bohr]
- /ˈhɛl əˌbɔr, -ˌboʊr/
- /ˈhelɪbɔː/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [hel-uh-bawr, -bohr]
- /ˈhɛl əˌbɔr, -ˌboʊr/
Definitions of hellebore word
- noun hellebore any of several plants of the genus Helleborus, of the buttercup family, having basal leaves and clusters of flowers, especially H. niger, the Christmas rose. 1
- noun hellebore any of various plants of the genus Veratrum. Compare false hellebore. 1
- noun hellebore any of several poisonous or medicinal substances obtained from these plants. 1
- noun hellebore A poisonous winter-flowering Eurasian plant of the buttercup family, typically having coarse divided leaves and large white, green, or purplish flowers. 1
- noun hellebore flowering plant 1
- noun hellebore any plant of the Eurasian ranunculaceous genus Helleborus, esp H. niger (black hellebore), typically having showy flowers and poisonous parts 0
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Origin of hellebore
First appearance:
before 1555 One of the 31% oldest English words
1555-65; < Greek helléboros; replacing earlier ellebor(e), Middle English el(l)bre, etc. < Latin elleborus < Greek
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Parts of speech for Hellebore
noun
adjective
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adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
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hellebore popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 68% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
hellebore usage trend in Literature
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- when to plant hellebore?
- where to buy hellebore plants?
- what is hellebore?
- what is a hellebore?
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