HyperDic: genus_epipactis

English > 1 sense of the expression genus Epipactis:
NOUNplantgenus Epipactis, Epipactisgenus of hardy orchids with leafy-bracted racemes of greenish or purplish irregular flowers
English > genus Epipactis: 1 sense > noun 1, plant
Meaninggenus of hardy orchids with leafy-bracted racemes of greenish or purplish irregular flowers.
SynonymEpipactis
Member ofOrchidaceae, family Orchidaceae, orchid familyenormous cosmopolitan family of perennial terrestrial or epiphytic plants with fleshy tubers or rootstocks / rootstocks and unusual flowers
MembersEpipactis helleborineEuropean orchid with spikes of green and pinkish or purplish flowers
helleborineAny of various orchids of the genus Epipactis
stream orchid, chatterbox, giant helleborine, Epipactis giganteaorchid 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
Broadermonocot genus, liliopsid genusgenus of flowering plants having a single cotyledon (embryonic leaf) in the seed
Spanishepipactis, genus epipactis
Catalanepipactis, genus epipactis

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