HyperDic: corallorhiza_maculata

English > 1 sense of the expression Corallorhiza maculata:
NOUNplantCorallorhiza maculata, spotted coral rootcommon coral root having yellowish- or reddish- or purplish-brown leafless stems bearing loose racemes of similarly colored flowers with white purple-spotted lips
English > Corallorhiza maculata: 1 sense > noun 1, plant
MeaningCommon coral root having yellowish- or reddish- or purplish-brown leafless stems bearing loose racemes of similarly colored flowers with white purple-spotted lips; Guatemala to Canada.
Synonymspotted coral root
Broadercoral 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

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