Synonyms of bugbane

Noun

1. white hellebore, American hellebore, Indian poke, bugbane, Veratrum viride, hellebore, false hellebore

usage: North American plant having large leaves and yellowish green flowers growing in racemes; yields a toxic alkaloid used medicinally

2. bugbane, woody plant, ligneous plant

usage: a plant of the genus Cimicifuga having flowers in long racemes or panicles reported to be distasteful to insects

Definition and meaning of bugbane (Dictionary)