Bear's-foot

Bear's-foot
Bear's-foot Bear's"-foot` (-f[oo^]t`), n. (Bot.) A species of hellebore ({Helleborus f[oe]tidus}), with digitate leaves. It has an offensive smell and acrid taste, and is a powerful emetic, cathartic, and anthelmintic. [1913 Webster]

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