helleborine

/ (ˌhɛlɪˈbɔːriːn) /


noun
  1. any of various N temperate orchids of the genera Cephalanthera and Epipactis

Origin of helleborine

1
C16: ultimately from Greek helleborinē a plant resembling hellebore

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