Corallorhiza

noun

genus of leafless root-parasitic orchids having small purplish or yellowish racemose flowers with lobed lips; widely distributed in temperate regions

• Syn: ↑genus Corallorhiza

• Hypernyms: ↑monocot genus, ↑liliopsid genus

• Member Holonyms: ↑Orchidaceae, ↑family Orchidaceae, ↑orchid family

• Member Meronyms: ↑coral root

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\\ˌkȯrə(ˌ)lōˈrīzə\ noun

Usage: capitalized

Etymology: New Latin, from corall- + -rhiza

: a genus of leafless root-parasitic or saprophytic orchids of wide distribution in temperate regions having small purplish or yellowish racemose flowers with an entire or lobed lip