coral root

coral root
noun
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 floor
Hypernyms: ↑orchid, ↑orchidaceous plant
Hyponyms:
Member Holonyms: ↑Corallorhiza, ↑genus Corallorhiza

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  • Coral root — Coral Cor al, n. [Of. coral, F, corail, L. corallum, coralium, fr. Gr. kora llion.] 1. (Zo[ o]l.) The hard parts or skeleton of various Anthozoa, and of a few Hydrozoa. Similar structures are also formed by some Bryozoa. [1913 Webster] Note: The… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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  • early coral root — noun plant having clumps of nearly leafless pale yellowish to greenish stems bearing similarly colored flowers with white lower lips; northern New Mexico north through South Dakota and Washington to Alaska • Syn: ↑pale coral root, ↑Corallorhiza… …   Useful english dictionary

  • pale coral root — noun plant having clumps of nearly leafless pale yellowish to greenish stems bearing similarly colored flowers with white lower lips; northern New Mexico north through South Dakota and Washington to Alaska • Syn: ↑early coral root, ↑Corallorhiza… …   Useful english dictionary

  • spotted coral root — noun common 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 • Syn: ↑Corallorhiza maculata • Hypernyms: ↑coral root …   Useful english dictionary

  • striped coral root — noun nearly leafless wildflower with erect reddish purple stems bearing racemes of pale pinkish and brownish striped flowers; western Canada to Mexico • Syn: ↑Corallorhiza striata • Hypernyms: ↑coral root …   Useful english dictionary

  • coral-root bittercress — noun European bittercress having a knotted white rootstock • Syn: ↑coralroot, ↑coralwort, ↑Cardamine bulbifera, ↑Dentaria bulbifera • Hypernyms: ↑bittercress, ↑bitter cress …   Useful english dictionary

  • Coral — Cor al, n. [Of. coral, F, corail, L. corallum, coralium, fr. Gr. kora llion.] 1. (Zo[ o]l.) The hard parts or skeleton of various Anthozoa, and of a few Hydrozoa. Similar structures are also formed by some Bryozoa. [1913 Webster] Note: The large… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Coral animal — Coral Cor al, n. [Of. coral, F, corail, L. corallum, coralium, fr. Gr. kora llion.] 1. (Zo[ o]l.) The hard parts or skeleton of various Anthozoa, and of a few Hydrozoa. Similar structures are also formed by some Bryozoa. [1913 Webster] Note: The… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Coral fish — Coral Cor al, n. [Of. coral, F, corail, L. corallum, coralium, fr. Gr. kora llion.] 1. (Zo[ o]l.) The hard parts or skeleton of various Anthozoa, and of a few Hydrozoa. Similar structures are also formed by some Bryozoa. [1913 Webster] Note: The… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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