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hellebore [1 record]

Record 1 2022-10-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Botany
  • Flowers and Ornamentals (Horticulture)
Universal entry(ies)
DEF

Any of various early-flowering perennial plants constituting the European genus "Helleborus," typically having large white or greenish five-petalled flowers, and widely cultivated as ornamentals ...

OBS

A plant of the family Ranunculaceae.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Botanique
  • Floriculture
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
DEF

Plante vivace à rhizome originaire d'Eurasie, à feuillage découpé et souvent persistant, et à fleurs en coupe ou en clochette à cinq grands sépales charnus et colorés, qui compte de nombreuses variétés cultivées surtout comme plantes d'ombre et qui est réputée toxique dans toutes ses parties.

OBS

Plante de la famille des Ranunculaceae.

OBS

hellébore : nom commun utilisé aussi pour désigner l'espèce Veratrum viride.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Botánica
  • Floricultura
Entrada(s) universal(es)
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