Veratrum : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: Veratrum	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for Veratrum
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Veratrum n a genus of coarse poisonous perennial herbs; sometimes placed in subfamily Melanthiaceae Synonym(s): Veratrum, genus Veratrum
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Veratrine \Ve*ra"trine\ (?; 277), n. [Cf. F. v[82]ratrine. See {Veratrum}.] (Chem.) A poisonous alkaloid obtained from the root hellebore ({Veratrum}) and from sabadilla seeds as a white crystalline powder, having an acrid, burning taste. It is sometimes used externally, as in ointments, in the local treatment of neuralgia and rheumatism. Called also {veratria}, and {veratrina}.