corallorhiza : Idioms & Phrases
corallorhiza maculata
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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
spotted coral root.
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corallorhiza striata
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noun nearly leafless wildflower with erect reddish-purple stems bearing racemes of pale pinkish and brownish-striped flowers; western Canada to Mexico
striped coral root.
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corallorhiza trifida
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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
pale coral root; early coral root.
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genus corallorhiza
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noun genus of leafless root-parasitic orchids having small purplish or yellowish racemose flowers with lobed lips; widely distributed in temperate regions
Corallorhiza.