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)