ellébore

See also: ellebore

French

Alternative forms

• hellébore

Etymology

From Latin elleborum, from Ancient Greek ἑλλέβορος (helléboros), possibly from ἄλκη (álkē, “fawn”) βιβρώσκω (bibrṓskō, “to eat”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /e.le.bɔʁ/

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Noun

ellébore m or f (plural ellébores)

1. (botany) hellebore (Helleborus)

   Hyponym: ellébore noir

Further reading

• “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.