melampodion Save Lewis & Short DMLBS mĕlampŏdĭon, ii, n., = μελαμπόδιον, black hellebore, Plin. 25, 5, 21, § 47. melampodion [CL < μελαμπόδιον] , black hellebore (Helleborus niger). elleborus niger ‥ vel melampolion idem Alph. 52.