white false hellebore

[ hwahyt fawls hel-uh-bawr, wahyt ]

noun

1. a false hellebore, Veratrum californicum, with clusters of white flowers, native to western North America: its teratogenic leaves, stems, and roots present the risk of severe fetal deformities for livestock and other mammals that graze upon them.

Word History and Origins

Origin of white false hellebore¹

First recorded in 1900–05