ellébore
See also: ellebore
French
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editFrom Latin elleborum, from Ancient Greek ἑλλέβορος (helléboros), possibly from ἄλκη (álkē, “fawn”) βιβρώσκω (bibrṓskō, “to eat”).
Pronunciation
editNoun
editellébore 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.
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