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Webster 1913 Edition


Helleborin

Hel-leb′o-rin

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Noun.
(Chem.)
A poisonous glucoside found in several species of hellebore, and extracted as a white crystalline substance with a sharp tingling taste. It possesses the essential virtues of the plant; – called also
elleborin
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