genus Epipactis

Definitions of genus Epipactis
  1. noun
    genus of hardy orchids with leafy-bracted racemes of greenish or purplish irregular flowers
    synonyms: Epipactis
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    type of:
    liliopsid genus, monocot genus
    genus of flowering plants having a single cotyledon (embryonic leaf) in the seed
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