HyperDic: corallorhiza

English > 1 sense of the word Corallorhiza:
NOUNplantCorallorhiza, genus Corallorhizagenus of leafless root-parasitic orchids having small purplish or yellowish racemose flowers with lobed lips
English > Corallorhiza: 1 sense > noun 1, plant
Meaninggenus of leafless root-parasitic orchids having small purplish or yellowish racemose flowers with lobed lips; widely distributed in temperate regions.
Synonymgenus Corallorhiza
Member ofOrchidaceae, family Orchidaceae, orchid familyenormous cosmopolitan family of perennial terrestrial or epiphytic plants with fleshy tubers or rootstocks / rootstocks and unusual flowers
Memberscoral rootA 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
Broadermonocot genus, liliopsid genusgenus of flowering plants having a single cotyledon (embryonic leaf) in the seed
Spanishcorallorhiza, genus corallorhiza
Catalancorallorhiza, genus corallorhiza

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