Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A genus of liliaceous plants, type of the tribe Veratreæ.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- proper noun (Bot.) A genus of coarse liliaceous herbs having very poisonous qualities.
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- noun Any of various
poisonous herbs of the genusVeratrum
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a genus of coarse poisonous perennial herbs; sometimes placed in subfamily Melanthiaceae
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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Idem responsione ad Aubertum, veratrum nigrum, alias timidum et periculosum vini spiritu etiam et olco commodum sic usui redditur ut etiam pueris tuto administrari possit.
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For instance, if one of the fever-patients was taking veratrum, I must see it dropped and given, and note the pulse.
Memories A Record of Personal Experience and Adventure During Four Years of War Fannie A. Beers
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Among cardiac and nervous sedatives, digitalis, veratrum album and viride, veratria and aconite, have each, at one time or other, been employed indiscriminately.
Scientific American Supplement, No. 299, September 24, 1881 Various
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Over the meadows spread the regular Chinese-pagodas of the equisetum, (horsetail or scouring-rush,) and the rich coarse vegetation of the veratrum, or American hellebore.
The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 07, No. 42, April, 1861 Various
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For instance, if one of the fever-patients was taking veratrum, I must see it dropped and given, and note the pulse.
Memories Beers, Fannie A. 1888
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Fluid extract of veratrum viride, in doses of a drop or two every hour will best control the fever.
The People's Common Sense Medical Adviser in Plain English or, Medicine Simplified, 54th ed., One Million, Six Hundred and Fifty Thousand Ray Vaughn Pierce 1877
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Our favorite mode of administering both veratrum and aconite is to add ten drops of the tincture to ten or fifteen teaspoonfuls of water, of which one teaspoonful may be administered every hour.
The People's Common Sense Medical Adviser in Plain English or, Medicine Simplified, 54th ed., One Million, Six Hundred and Fifty Thousand Ray Vaughn Pierce 1877
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To lessen the frequency of the pulse, fluid extract or tincture of aconite or veratrum may be given in water, every hour.
The People's Common Sense Medical Adviser in Plain English or, Medicine Simplified, 54th ed., One Million, Six Hundred and Fifty Thousand Ray Vaughn Pierce 1877
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Take fluid extract of veratrum, five drops; sweet spirits of nitre, one teaspoonful; pure water, twenty teaspoonfuls; mix, sweeten with white sugar, and give a teaspoonful of the mixture every half-hour to two hours, according to the age of the child and the severity of the case.
The People's Common Sense Medical Adviser in Plain English or, Medicine Simplified, 54th ed., One Million, Six Hundred and Fifty Thousand Ray Vaughn Pierce 1877
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One of the best agents employed to make a decided impression upon the vascular system, subdue inflammation, and modify its action, is the fluid extract of veratrum viride, administered in full doses, and repeated until the system shows its effects in a decided manner.
The People's Common Sense Medical Adviser in Plain English or, Medicine Simplified, 54th ed., One Million, Six Hundred and Fifty Thousand Ray Vaughn Pierce 1877
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