helleborine
Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
helleborine /ˈhɛlɪbəˌriːn, -ˌrʌɪn/
▶noun an orchid with greenish, white, or pink flowers, occurring chiefly in woodland. [Genera Epipactis and Cephalanthera.]
– origin C16: Fr. or L., from Gk helleborinē, a plant like hellebore, from helleboros ‘hellebore’.
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