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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: ↑spotted coral root,… … Useful english dictionary
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
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
White coral — White White (hw[imac]t), a. [Compar. {Whiter} (hw[imac]t [ e]r); superl. {Whitest}.] [OE. whit, AS. hw[imac]t; akin to OFries. and OS. hw[=i]t, D. wit, G. weiss, OHG. w[=i]z, hw[=i]z, Icel. hv[=i]tr, Sw. hvit, Dan. hvid, Goth. hweits, Lith.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Red coral — Red Red, a. [Compar. {Redder} ( d?r); superl. {Reddest}.] [OE. red, reed, AS. re[ a]d, re[ o]d; akin to OS. r[=o]d, OFries. r[=a]d, D. rood, G. roht, rot, OHG. r[=o]t, Dan. & Sw. r[ o]d, Icel. rau[eth]r, rj[=o][eth]r, Goth. r[ a]uds, W. rhudd,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Corallorhiza trifida — 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, ↑pale coral… … Useful english dictionary
Corallorhiza striata — noun nearly leafless wildflower with erect reddish purple stems bearing racemes of pale pinkish and brownish striped flowers; western Canada to Mexico • Syn: ↑striped coral root • Hypernyms: ↑coral root … Useful english dictionary
environment — environmental, adj. environmentally, adv. /en vuy reuhn meuhnt, vuy euhrn /, n. 1. the aggregate of surrounding things, conditions, or influences; surroundings; milieu. 2. Ecol. the air, water, minerals, organisms, and all other external factors… … Universalium
Precious Stones in the Bible — Precious Stones in the Bible † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Precious Stones in the Bible Precious stones are stones remarkable for their colour, brilliancy, or rarity. Such stones have at all times been held in high esteem everywhere,… … Catholic encyclopedia
Kava — This article is about the kava plant. For the class of pharmacological derivatives, see Kavalactone. For other uses, see Kava (disambiguation). Kava Young Piper methysticum Sci … Wikipedia
