HyperDic: corallorhiza_striata

English > 1 sense of the expression Corallorhiza striata:
NOUNplantCorallorhiza striata, striped coral rootnearly leafless wildflower with erect reddish-purple stems bearing racemes of pale pinkish and brownish-striped flowers
English > Corallorhiza striata: 1 sense > noun 1, plant
Meaningnearly leafless wildflower with erect reddish-purple stems bearing racemes of pale pinkish and brownish-striped flowers; western Canada to Mexico.
Synonymstriped 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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