"ellebore" meaning in Middle English

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Noun

Forms: ellebor [alternative]
Head templates: {{head|enm|noun}} ellebore
  1. hellebore Categories (lifeform): Plants
    Sense id: en-ellebore-enm-noun-qHp~Ye~k Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries
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          "orig": "enm:Plants",
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            "All topics",
            "Life",
            "Fundamental",
            "Nature"
          ],
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        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "Or else of hellebore, that grows there, …",
          "ref": "late 14th century, Geoffrey Chaucer, The Nun's Priest's Tale, The Canterbury Tales, line 4151-4154",
          "roman": "Of spurge laurel, centaury, and fumitory,",
          "text": "A day or two ye shul have digestyves\nOf wormes, er ye take your laxatyves,\nOf lauriol, centaure, and fumetere,\nOr elles of ellebor, that groweth there, [...]\nA day or two you shall have digestives\nOf worms, before you take your laxatives,",
          "type": "quotation"
        }
      ],
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        "hellebore"
      ],
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    }
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  "word": "ellebore"
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          "ref": "late 14th century, Geoffrey Chaucer, The Nun's Priest's Tale, The Canterbury Tales, line 4151-4154",
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          "text": "A day or two ye shul have digestyves\nOf wormes, er ye take your laxatyves,\nOf lauriol, centaure, and fumetere,\nOr elles of ellebor, that groweth there, [...]\nA day or two you shall have digestives\nOf worms, before you take your laxatives,",
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      ],
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      ],
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