1) Genus epipactis 2) Liliopsid genus 3) Monocot genus 
They occur in temperate and subtropical climates of America, Asia, and Europe. These orchids grow in open spaces in forests, in undergrowth, on calcareous soils and are often found in wet dune-slacks near the sea. The only original American species is Giant Helleborine (Epipactis gigantea). One species from Europe, Broad-leaved Helleborine (Epipac...
(from the article `helleborine`) any member of either of two similar genera of orchids (family Orchidaceae): Cephalanthera, with about 14 north-temperate species, and Epipactis, ...
[n] - genus of hardy orchids with leafy-bracted racemes of greenish or purplish irregular flowers
genus Epipactis noun genus of hardy orchids with leafy-bracted racemes of greenish or purplish irregular flowers