coralroot

[ kawr-uh l-root, -roo t, kor- ]

/ ˈkɔr əlˌrut, -ˌrʊt, ˈkɒr- /

noun

a saprophytic orchid of the genus Corallorhiza, of the Northern Hemisphere, having elongated clusters of small flowers on a leafless stem.

Nearby words

coralberry, coralliferous, coralline, corallite, coralloid, coralroot, coram judice, coram nobis, coram non judice, coram populo, corantijn

Origin of coralroot

First recorded in 1850–55; coral + root¹

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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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