'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]