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bugbane vs hellebore

hellebore vs bugbane

bugbane and hellebore both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
bugbane Yes No No No
hellebore Yes No No No
As nouns, hellebore is a hypernym of bugbane; that is, hellebore is a word with a broader meaning than bugbane:
  • bugbane: North American plant having large leaves and yellowish green flowers growing in racemes; yields a toxic alkaloid used medicinally
  • hellebore: perennial herbs of the lily family having thick toxic rhizomes
Other hypernyms of bugbane include false hellebore.
bugbane (noun) hellebore (noun)
a plant of the genus Cimicifuga having flowers in long racemes or panicles reported to be distasteful to insects any plant of the Eurasian genus Helleborus
North American plant having large leaves and yellowish green flowers growing in racemes; yields a toxic alkaloid used medicinally perennial herbs of the lily family having thick toxic rhizomes
Difference between bugbane and hellebore

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