coralroot

UK: /ˈkɒrəlˌruːt/ US: (kôr′əl ro̅o̅t′, -rŏŏt′, kor′-)

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cor•al•root  (kôr′əl ro̅o̅t′, -rŏŏt′, kor′-), n. 

1. Plant Biology a saprophytic orchid of the genus Corallorhiza, of the Northern Hemisphere, having elongated clusters of small flowers on a leafless stem.

• coral + root¹ 1850–55

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coralroot / ˈkɒrəlˌruːt/ noun

1. any N temperate leafless orchid of the genus Corallorhiza, with small yellow-green or purple flowers and branched roots resembling coral