helleborine

/ ˌhɛlɪˈbɔːriːn /

noun

any of various N temperate orchids of the genera Cephalanthera and Epipactis

C16: ultimately from Greek helleborinē a plant resembling hellebore

Serapias latifolia, helleborine—in the High Wood under the shady beeches.

The flowers, too, are fewer than in the Broad-leaved Helleborine, and the raceme is not one-sided.

This is of course erroneous, but it reminds one of the Helleborine of the ancients, so graphically described by Hahnemann.

April 24, 2024gallimaufry

[gal-uh-maw-free ]

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