Bugbane Meaning

There are 2 meaning(s) for word Bugbane

Meaning 1 : a plant of the genus Cimicifuga having flowers in long racemes or panicles reported to be distasteful to insects

Meaning 2 : North American plant having large leaves and yellowish green flowers growing in racemes; yields a toxic alkaloid used medicinally

    Synonyms : american hellebore,  indian poke,  veratrum viride,  white hellebore