noun
a genus of coarse poisonous perennial herbs; sometimes placed in subfamily Melanthiaceae
• Syn: ↑genus Veratrum
• Hypernyms: ↑liliid monocot genus
• Member Holonyms: ↑Liliaceae, ↑family Liliaceae, ↑lily family
• Member Meronyms: ↑hellebore, ↑false hellebore
Useful english dictionary. 2012.