helleborine

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noun

Any of a number of species of orchid of the genera Epipactis and Cephalanthera.

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Meanings

nounhelleborine (plural helleborines)

plural helleborines

  1. Any of a number of species of orchid of the genera Epipactis and Cephalanthera.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounany of several small temperate and tropical orchids having mottled or striped leaves and spikes of small yellowish-white flowers in a twisted raceme

Similar
rattlesnake plantain
Broader
orchidorchidaceous plant
Also see
rattlesnake plantain

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Translations

Czech kruštík
  • kruštíkorchid of the genus Epipactis
Finnish neidonvaippa, lumovalkku
  • neidonvaippaorchid of the genus Epipactis
  • lumovalkkuorchid of the genus Cephalanthera
French céphalanthère
  • céphalanthèreorchid of the genus Cephalanthera
German Stendelwurz, Waldvögelein
  • Stendelwurzorchid of the genus Epipactis
  • Waldvögeleinorchid of the genus Cephalanthera
Hungarian nőszőfű, madársisak
  • nőszőfűorchid of the genus Epipactis
  • madársisakorchid of the genus Cephalanthera
Polish kruszczyk, buławnik
  • kruszczykorchid of the genus Epipactis
  • buławnikorchid of the genus Cephalanthera
Welsh caldrist, caldrist
  • caldristorchid of the genus Epipactis
  • caldristorchid of the genus Cephalanthera
Cite this entry
APA

helleborine. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/helleborine

MLA

“helleborine.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/helleborine. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “helleborine,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/helleborine.

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