HyperDic: spotted_coral_root

English > 1 sense of the expression spotted coral root:
NOUNplantspotted coral root, Corallorhiza maculatacommon coral root having yellowish- or reddish- or purplish-brown leafless stems bearing loose racemes of similarly colored flowers with white purple-spotted lips
English > spotted coral root: 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.
SynonymCorallorhiza maculata
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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