coral_root (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 1 sense of the expression *coral root*:
NOUN	plant	coral root	a wildflower of the genus Corallorhiza growing from a hard mass of rhizomes associated with a fungus that aids in absorbing nutrients from the forest / forest floor

English > *coral root*: 1 sense > noun 1, plant
Meaning	A wildflower of the genus Corallorhiza growing from a hard mass of rhizomes associated with a fungus that aids in absorbing nutrients from the forest / forest floor.
Member of	Corallorhiza, genus Corallorhiza	genus of leafless root-parasitic orchids having small purplish or yellowish racemose flowers with lobed lips
Narrower	early coral root, pale coral root, Corallorhiza trifida	plant having clumps of nearly leafless pale yellowish to greenish stems bearing similarly colored flowers with white lower lips
	spotted coral root, Corallorhiza maculata	Common coral root having yellowish- or reddish- or purplish-brown leafless stems bearing loose racemes of similarly colored flowers with white purple-spotted lips
	striped coral root, Corallorhiza striata	nearly leafless wildflower with erect reddish-purple stems bearing racemes of pale pinkish and brownish-striped flowers
Broader	orchid, orchidaceous plant	Any of numerous plants of the orchid family usually having flowers of unusual shapes and beautiful colors

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