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Definition of Helleborus orientalis
1. Noun. Slightly hairy perennial having deep green leathery leaves and flowers that are ultimately purplish-green.
Lexicographical Neighbors of Helleborus Orientalis
Literary usage of Helleborus orientalis
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Encyclopedia of Pure Materia Medica: A Record of the Positive Effects of by Timothy Field Allen (1876)
"(Straightening up), Aching in stomach.—(Walking), Aching in stomach.—(Warm broth),
Vomiting, etc. helleborus orientalis. helleborus orientalis, Lam. ..."
2. A Dictionary of Practical Materia Medica by John Henry Clarke (1900)
"helleborus orientalis, Lam. N. 0. Ranunculaceae. Tincture of root. Clinical.—Diarrhoea.
Indigestion. Salivation. Characteristics. ..."
3. Penny Cyclopaedia of the Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge by Charles Knight (1838)
"This plant, the helleborus orientalis of botanists, was found by Sibthorp abundantly
in mountainous broken ground in Greece and the Levant, ..."
4. A Botanical Materia Medica by Jonathan Stokes (1812)
"HELLEBORUS orientalis. Stem with many flowers. Leaves pedate, hirsute underneath.
L. a Willd. ii. 1337, from a dried specimen.—Lam. H. officinalis. Sal. ..."