giant helleborine

Definitions of giant helleborine
  1. noun
    orchid growing along streams or ponds of western North America having leafy stems and 1 greenish-brown and pinkish flower in the axil of each upper leaf
    synonyms: Epipactis gigantea, chatterbox, stream orchid
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    helleborine
    any of various orchids of the genus Epipactis
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