ˈheləbəˌrīn, heˈlebərə̇n noun
( -s )
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)
: any of several orchids: as
a. : a plant of the genus Cephalanthera (as C. rubra )
b. : a plant of the genus Epipactis (as E. helleborine )
c. : rattlesnake plantain