bear's-foot

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bear's-foot - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  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]