striped_coral_root (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 1 sense of the expression *striped coral root*:
NOUN	plant	striped coral root, Corallorhiza striata	nearly leafless wildflower with erect reddish-purple stems bearing racemes of pale pinkish and brownish-striped flowers

English > *striped coral root*: 1 sense > noun 1, plant
Meaning	nearly leafless wildflower with erect reddish-purple stems bearing racemes of pale pinkish and brownish-striped flowers; western Canada to Mexico.
Synonym	Corallorhiza striata
Broader	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

HyperDic: striped_coral_root