BUGBANE
Scrabble letter values: B3U1G2B3A1N1E1 = 12
Definition
- noun North American plant having large leaves and yellowish green flowers growing in racemes. — synonyms: white_hellebore, American_hellebore, Indian_poke, Veratrum_viride
- noun a plant of the genus Cimicifuga having flowers in long racemes or panicles reported to be distasteful to insects.
Examples
- “yields a toxic alkaloid used medicinally”