ellébore
See also: ellebore
French edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From Latin elleborum, from Ancient Greek ἑλλέβορος (helléboros), possibly from ἄλκη (álkē, “fawn”) βιβρώσκω (bibrṓskō, “to eat”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
ellébore m or f (plural ellébores)
- (botany) hellebore (Helleborus)
- Hyponym: ellébore noir
Further reading edit
- “ellébore” in Émile Littré, Dictionnaire de la langue française, 1872–1877.
- “ellébore”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.