helleborine

noun

hel·​lebo·​rine

ˈheləbəˌrīn,

heˈlebərə̇n

plural -s

: any of several orchids: such as

a

: a plant of the genus Cephalanthera (as C. rubra)

b

: a plant of the genus Epipactis (as E. helleborine)

c

: rattlesnake plantain

Word History

Etymology

New Latin (in older classifications, a genus of orchids), from Latin, a kind of hellebore, from Greek helleborinē, from helleboros + -inē (from feminine of -inos -ine)

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