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BEAR'S FOOT
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Dictionary entry overview: What does bear's foot mean?
• BEAR'S FOOT (noun)
The noun BEAR'S FOOT has 1 sense:
1. digitate-leaved hellebore with an offensive odor and irritant qualities when taken internally
Familiarity information: BEAR'S FOOT used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Digitate-leaved hellebore with an offensive odor and irritant qualities when taken internally
Classified under:
Nouns denoting plants
Synonyms:
bear's foot; Helleborus foetidus; setterwort; stinking hellebore
Hypernyms ("bear's foot" is a kind of...):
hellebore (any plant of the Eurasian genus Helleborus)
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