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helleborine

/ ËŒ³óÉ›±ôɪˈ²úɔ˰ù¾±Ë²Ô /

noun

  1. any of various N temperate orchids of the genera Cephalanthera and Epipactis
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Origin of helleborine1

C16: ultimately from Greek ³ó±ð±ô±ô±ð²ú´Ç°ù¾±²Ôŧ a plant resembling hellebore
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The team is also pleased that several rare species, such as the green-winged orchid and the white helleborine, have been spotted flourishing in some of those 200 locations that were not yet in the records.

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Considering the rarity of our native orchids, and the near impossible task of transplanting them to gardens, it seems incredible that helleborine has become so well established.

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The woodland, which includes rare species such as white helleborine and carpets of bluebells, is next to the trust's existing nature reserve Swift's Hill.

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Woodland plants, such as spreading bellflower and narrow-leaved helleborine, and lungwort lichens, continue to decline due to the absence of appropriate woodland management and the effects of atmospheric pollution.

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There are some 50 species of wild orchid in the UK and the red helleborine is one of the rarest.

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