'Helleborus foetidus' definitions:

Definition of 'Helleborus foetidus'

(from WordNet)
noun
Digitate-leaved hellebore with an offensive odor and irritant qualities when taken internally [syn: stinking hellebore, bear's foot, setterwort, Helleborus foetidus]

Definition of 'Helleborus foetidus'

From: GCIDE
  • Bear's-foot \Bear's"-foot`\ (-f[oo^]t`), n. (Bot.) A species of hellebore (Helleborus f[oe]tidus), with digitate leaves. It has an offensive smell and acrid taste, and is a powerful emetic, cathartic, and anthelmintic. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'Helleborus foetidus'

From: GCIDE
  • Setterwort \Set"ter*wort`\, n. (Bot.) The bear's-foot (Helleborus f[oe]tidus); -- so called because the root was used in settering, or inserting setons into the dewlaps of cattle. Called also pegroots. --Dr. Prior. [1913 Webster]