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hellebore
hellebore , name usually for plants of the genus Helleborus of the family Ranunculaceae ( buttercup family), Eurasian perennials with attractive palmately divided leaves and flowers of various colors. Hellebores are noted for their early blooming, particularly the black hellebore or Christmas... Read more |
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Lenten
Lenten of, in, or appropriate to Lent. Old English lencten ‘spring, Lent’, of Germanic origin, is related to long, perhaps with reference to the lengthening of the day in spring; it is now interpreted as coming directly from Lent + the suffix -en.Lenten fare food appropriate to Lent,... Read more |
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buttercup
buttercup or crowfoot, common name for the Ranunculaceae, a family of chiefly annual or perennial herbs of cool regions of the Northern Hemisphere. Thought to be one of the most primitive families of dicotyledenous plants , the Ranunculaceae typically have a simple flower structure in which... Read more |
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hellebore
hellebore Any of c.20 species of poisonous herbaceous plants of the genus Helleborus, native to Eurasia. Best known is the Christmas rose, H. niger, which bears white flowers from mid-winter to early spring. Family Ranunculaceae. |
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poisoning
...sublimate, litharge, nux vomica, laurel berries, and hellebore in his De Remedis Venenorum. In the Book of Venoms, 1424, Magister Sautes de Ardoynis listed arsenic, aconite, hellebore, laurel, opium, bryony, mandrake, leopard's gall... |
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cardiac glycosides
...medical practice because of its shorter duration of action), and in Strophanthus gratus (ouabain), squill, convallaria, hellebore, and many other plants. The main effects on the heart are an increase in contractile force, especially in the failing heart... |
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Poetaster
...acquitted, the ‘dresser of plays’ Demetrius is made to wear a fool's coat and cap, and Crispinus is given a purge of hellebore and made to vomit up his windy rhetoric. Marston and Dekker replied to the attack in Satiromastix, where the main characters... |
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hellebore
hel·le·bore / ˈheləˌbôr/ • n. a poisonous winter-flowering Eurasian plant (genus Helleborus) of the buttercup family, typically having coarse divided leaves and large white, green, or purplish flowers. ∎ another term for false hellebore. |
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buttercup
...herbaceous plant (genus Ranunculus) with bright yellow cup-shaped flowers, common in grassland and as a garden weed. The buttercup family (Ranunculaceae) also includes anemones, celandines, aconites, clematises, and hellebores. |
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poke
...poke2 • n. dial. a bag or small sack. ∎ inf. a purse or wallet. PHRASES: a pig in a pokesee pig. poke3 • n. 1. another term for pokeweed. 2. (Indian poke) another term for false hellebore. |
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usquebaugh
usquebaugh •hellebore • usquebaugh • Tombaugh |
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Wretham, East
Wretham, East Norfolk. Wretham 1086 (DB). ‘Homestead where crosswort or hellebore grows’. OE wrætt + hām. |
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Tombaugh
Tombaugh •hellebore • usquebaugh • Tombaugh |
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Lenten
...interpreted as coming directly from Lent + the suffix -en.Lenten fare food appropriate to Lent, especially that without meat.Lenten rose a hellebore that is cultivated for its flowers which appear in late winter or early spring. |
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Satterleigh
Satterleigh Devon. Saterlei 1086 (DB). OE lēah ‘woodland clearing’ with either OE sǣtere ‘robber’ or the OE antecedent of the ME plant-name seter- ‘hellebore’. |
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setterwort
setterwort species of hellebore. XVI. prob. — MLG. siterwort, the first el. of which is of unkn. origin; see WORT1. |
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veratrine
veratrine poisonous alkaloid obtained from sabadilla, etc. XIX. — F. vératrine, f. L. vērātrum hellebore; see -INE5. |
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Hellebores grabbing the spotlight.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
...he calls "the best hellebore breeder on the continent...author of a book on hellebores, who became his mentor...Elizabeth this spring at hellebore time, for the first...see Elizabeth in the hellebores there," particularly...honor. It was visiting ... |
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HARDY HELLEBORES OFF-SEASON BLOOMERS ARE A SNAP TO GROW.(Life and Arts)
...hole. Tougher hellebores exist. Corsican hellebore (H. argutifolius...the Corsican hellebore can take more...and recross hellebores, and it's...chances to see hellebores in bloom in...to buy the hellebore that grabs your... |
 "The Boston Globe (Boston, MA)")
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HYBRID HELLEBORES ARE HOT BUT HARD TO FIND
...the mildly poisonous hellebores as a secret weapon...tunneling and they hit that hellebore root and they move...Another good spot for hellebores is outside a window...florists to promote hellebores as a commercial cut...so-called stinking ... |
 "Daily Herald (Arlington Heights, IL)")
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Hearty hellebores provide colorful sign of spring.(Home & Garden)
...grand finale (in hellebore terms) comes with...grow of all the hellebores, Lenten Rose is...conditions in summer, hellebores are good ground...shade. - Care of hellebores: An established hellebore is a relatively... |
 "The Post-Standard (Syracuse, NY)")
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HERE'S TO HELLEBORES; EARLY BLOOMERS PICKED AS 2005'S PERENNIAL OF THE...
...family, including hellebores, contain poisonous...some people. Most hellebore species are hardy...For more about hellebore species that do well...accompanying box "Hellebore species in Central...have been hybridizing hellebores for decades. ... |
 "The Saturday Star (South Africa)")
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Work wonders with captivating hellebores.(Life)
...in your garden. Hellebore (helleborous hybridus...winter garden. Hellebores provide winter...According to hellebore grower Thelma Carson...in Morningside, hellebores are a perfect candidate...gardens. "Some hellebores are in flower ... |
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Winter Flowers; Dainty Hellebore Is a Solid Performer
...nearly a dozen hellebore blooms on its...cover that hellebores "are destined...Delaware contain a Hellebore Walk where different hellebores harmonize in...as stinking hellebore or setterwort...than other hellebores, and it ... |
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Lenten roses Hardy, shade-loving hellebores bloom even through frost, giving...
...elevated the shy hellebore to star status...blooming, some hellebores have been known...scientists say the hellebore bloom is not a...bad news is that hellebores are toxic. This...appreciate new hellebore varieties because...best place to ... |
 "The Independent (London, England)")
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Country & Garden: Good Will hunting hellebores Nurseryman Will McLewin...
...Helleborus torquatus? The first hellebore he can remember seeing was...sufficiently hooked on the hellebore family to make his first trip to the Balkans. The names of hellebores may be in a muddle, but at...most of the problems that hellebore fanatics need ... |
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HELLEBORE FOLIAGE CAN GET RATTY.(Stars)(Column)
...received an e-mail advertisement for hellebores. While I like the flowers, every plant...foliage. I've always resisted buying hellebores for this reason. Is it standard for hellebores in the garden to look so dilapidated... |
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