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coralroot
[ kawr-uhl-root, -root, kor- ]
/ ˈkɔr əlˌrut, -ˌrʊt, ˈkɒr- /
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noun
a saprophytic orchid of the genus Corallorhiza, of the Northern Hemisphere, having elongated clusters of small flowers on a leafless stem.
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corallite, coralloid, coral pink, coral plant, coral reef, coralroot, Coral Sea, coral snake, Coral Springs, coral tree, coral trout
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British Dictionary definitions for coralroot
coralroot
/ (ˈkɒrəlˌruːt) /
noun
any N temperate leafless orchid of the genus Corallorhiza, with small yellow-green or purple flowers and branched roots resembling coral
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