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Helleborus foetidus
(gcide) | 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.
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Helleborus foetidus
(gcide) | 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.
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helleborus foetidus
(wn) | 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}] |
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Helleborus foetidus
(gcide) | 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.
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