English
Detailed Synonyms for bugbane in English
bugbane:
bugbane [the ~] nom
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the bugbane
– a plant of the genus Cimicifuga having flowers in long racemes or panicles reported to be distasteful to insects 1 -
the bugbane
– North American plant having large leaves and yellowish green flowers growing in racemes; yields a toxic alkaloid used medicinally 1the white hellebore; the Veratrum viride; the American hellebore; the bugbane; the Indian poke– North American plant having large leaves and yellowish green flowers growing in racemes; yields a toxic alkaloid used medicinally 1