helleborine

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)
helleborine
    n 1: any of several small temperate and tropical orchids having
         mottled or striped leaves and spikes of small yellowish-
         white flowers in a twisted raceme [syn: {rattlesnake
         plantain}, {helleborine}]
    2: any of various orchids of the genus Epipactis
    3: any of several orchids of the genus Cephalanthera
    

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