helleborine
/ (ˌhɛlɪˈbɔːriːn) /
noun
any of various N temperate orchids of the genera Cephalanthera and Epipactis
Word Origin for helleborine
C16: ultimately from Greek
helleborinē a plant resembling hellebore
Words nearby helleborine
helldiver,
helle,
hellebore,
helleborein,
helleborin,
helleborine,
hellen,
hellene,
hellenic,
hellenism,
hellenist
Example sentences from the Web for helleborine
Serapias latifolia, helleborine—in the High Wood under the shady beeches.
The Natural History of Selborne, Vol. 2 |Gilbert WhiteThis is of course erroneous, but it reminds one of the Helleborine of the ancients, so graphically described by Hahnemann.