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(n.) A poisonous glucoside accompanying helleborin in several species of hellebore, and extracted as a white crystalline substance with a bittersweet taste. It has a strong action on the heart, resembling digitalin.

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Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Helleborein'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​h/helleborein.html. 1828.
 
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