01 n. A poisonous glucoside found in several species of hellebore, and extracted as a white crystalline substance with a sharp tingling taste. It…
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A poisonous glucoside found in several species of hellebore, and extracted as a white crystalline substance with a sharp tingling taste. It possesses the essential virtues of the plant; -- called also elleborin.(Chem.) Also: elleborin