Helleborine Definition

hĕlə-bə-rīn, hə-lĕə-rĭn
noun
Any of various orchids chiefly of the genus Epipactis, especially E. helleborine of Eurasia, having small greenish or purplish flowers and widely naturalized in North America.
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pronoun

(obsolete) A taxonomic genus within the family Orchidaceae — a formerly recognized genus now absorbed into Epipactis and other genera.

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Other Word Forms of Helleborine

Noun

Singular:
helleborine
Plural:
helleborines

Origin of Helleborine

  • Latin elleborinē from Greek elleboros Ionic dialectal variant of helleboros hellebore (from the resemblance of the orchids' flowers to those of Veratrum album the white hellebore) hellebore -inē feminine of -inos -ine, adj. suff.

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

Helleborine Sentence Examples

  • The ground flora includes wood fescue Festuca altissima and violet helleborine Epipactis purpurata.

  • Orchids on the east slope include common twayblade, marsh helleborine, common spotted, fragrant and bee.

  • Scarce plants found in the area include marsh and dune helleborine, coral root orchid and round-leaved wintergreen.

  • The Common also contains the largest colony of violet helleborine in the county.

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