helleborine

helleborine
[ˈhɛlɪbəˌriːn, -ˌrʌɪn]
noun
  1. a mainly woodland orchid occurring chiefly in north temperate regions
    火烧兰。 参见 false helleborine
  2. Two genera in the family Orchidaceae: Epipactis (with greenish or reddish flowers that are sometimes self-fertilized) and Cephalanthera (with larger white or pink flowers)
    兰科中的两属,火烧兰属(花朵绿色或红色,有时自花传粉)和头蕊兰属(花朵较大,白色或粉色)
语源
  1. late 16th cent.: French or Latin, from Greek helleborinē, a plant like hellebore, from helleboros 'hellebore'
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