How to pronounce hellebore
American English pronunciation
HEL-uh-bor
- IPA
- /ˈhɛləbɔɹ/
- Syllables
- HEL · uh · bor (3 syllables, stress on the 1st)
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What hellebore means
A garden plant whose cup-shaped flowers bloom in late winter
In a sentence: Pale pink hellebores bloomed by the gate while snow still lay on the ground.
Where it comes from: It came through Latin and French from Greek helleboros. The h at the front was put back later to match the Greek spelling.
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