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false hellebore vs bugbane

bugbane vs false hellebore

false hellebore and bugbane both are nouns.

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

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