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hel·leb·o·rus

(he-leb'ŏ-rŭs),
Black hellebore, the dried rhizome and roots of Helleborus niger (family Ranunculaceae); used as a cardiac and arterial tonic, diuretic, and cathartic.
[G. helleboros]
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hel·leb·o·rus

(he-leb'ŏ-rŭs)
Black hellebore, dried rhizome and roots of Helleborus niger; used as a cardiac and arterial tonic, diuretic, and cathartic.
[G. helleboros]
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