VERATRUM
Dictionary entry overview: What does Veratrum mean? • VERATRUM (noun)
The noun VERATRUM has 1 sense:
1. a genus of coarse poisonous perennial herbs; sometimes placed in subfamily Melanthiaceae
Familiarity information: VERATRUM used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
• VERATRUM (noun)
Meaning:
A genus of coarse poisonous perennial herbs; sometimes placed in subfamily Melanthiaceae
Classified under:
Nouns denoting plants
Synonyms:
genus Veratrum; Veratrum
Hypernyms ("Veratrum" is a kind of...):
liliid monocot genus (genus of monocotyledonous plants comprising mostly herbs having usually petaloid sepals and petals and compound pistils)
Meronyms (members of "Veratrum"):
false hellebore; hellebore (perennial herbs of the lily family having thick toxic rhizomes)
Holonyms ("Veratrum" is a member of...):
family Liliaceae; Liliaceae; lily family (includes species sometimes divided among the following families: Alliaceae; Aloeaceae; Alstroemeriaceae; Aphyllanthaceae; Asparagaceae; Asphodelaceae; Colchicaceae; Convallariaceae; Hemerocallidaceae; Hostaceae; Hyacinthaceae; Melanthiaceae; Ruscaceae; Smilacaceae; Tecophilaeacea; Xanthorrhoeaceae)
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