helleborus foetidus

3 definitions found

helleborus foetidus - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  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]

helleborus foetidus - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  Helleborus foetidus
      n 1: digitate-leaved hellebore with an offensive odor and
           irritant qualities when taken internally [syn: stinking hellebore
           , bear's foot, setterwort, Helleborus foetidus
           ]