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Poisonous vs Veratrum - What's the difference?

poisonous | veratrum |

As an adjective poisonous

is containing sufficient poison to be dangerous.

As a noun veratrum is

any of various poisonous herbs of the genus veratrum .

poisonous

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Containing sufficient poison to be dangerous
  • (of an animal) Inedible due to containing poison; poisonous to eat

    • Synonyms

    * toxic, venomous, attery

    Derived terms

    * poisonousness

    veratrum

    English

    (wikipedia veratrum) (wikispecies)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • Any of various poisonous herbs of the genus Veratrum

    • Synonyms

    * (herb) corn lily, false hellebore