genus epipactis

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   genus of hardy orchids with leafy-bracted racemes of greenish or purplish irregular flowers

   SynonymsEpipactis

   Broadermonocot genus

   Part ofOrchidaceae

Questions about genus epipactis

What does genus epipactis mean?

genus epipactis means "genus of hardy orchids with leafy-bracted racemes of greenish or purplish irregular flowers".

What is another word for genus epipactis?

Close synonyms include Epipactis. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is genus epipactis a common word?

genus epipactis is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.