cor·al·root (kôr  l-r t , -r t, k r-)n. Any of several terrestrial, saprophytic, chiefly New World orchids of the genus Corallorhiza having yellowish-green to purplish-brown leafless stems and small flowers. [From the corallike appearance of its branched rhizomes.] |
coralroot [ˈkɒrəlˌruːt]
n
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) 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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| Noun | 1. |  coralroot - European bittercress having a knotted white rootstockbitter cress, bittercress - any of various herbs of the genus Cardamine, having usually pinnate leaves and racemes of white, pink or purple flowers; cosmopolitan except Antarctic |
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