ellébore
See also: ellebore
French
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Latin elleborum, from Ancient Greek ἑλλέβορος (helléboros), possibly from ἄλκη (álkē, “fawn”) βιβρώσκω (bibrṓskō, “to eat”).
Pronunciation
Noun
ellébore m or f (plural ellébores)
- (botany) hellebore (Helleborus)
- Hyponym: ellébore noir
Further reading
- Littré, Émile (1873–1878), “ellébore”, in Dictionnaire de la langue française, Paris: L. Hachette
- “ellébore”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012