Setterwort (Noun)
Meaning
Digitate-leaved hellebore with an offensive odor and irritant qualities when taken internally.
Classification
Nouns denoting plants.
Examples
- The botanical gardens feature a collection of plants known for their toxic properties, including the notorious setterwort.
- Careful handling is advised when cultivating the setterwort, due to its caustic sap that can cause skin irritation.
- Settler's lore claimed the setterwort plant possessed dark and mysterious healing properties despite its notorious reputation.
- Settler's diaries contain cautionary warnings regarding ingestion of the setterwort plant's poisonous flowers.
- Experts emphasize extreme caution in all experiments using setterwort's sap or flower due to potent allergenic effects and unpredictable responses in many mammals.