Found 2 items, similar to helleborus foetidus.
English → English (WordNet)
Definition: Helleborus foetidus
Helleborus foetidus
n : digitate-leaved hellebore with an offensive odor and
irritant qualities when taken internally [syn:
stinking hellebore
,
bear's foot,
setterwort]
English → English (gcide)
Definition: Helleborus foetidus
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]
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]