coralroot
coralroot · coralroots
Any of several saprophytic orchids of the genus CorallorhizaAny of several saprophytic orchids of the genus Corallorhiza.
Meaning
2 senses(countable, uncountable)Any of several saprophytic orchids of the genus Corallorhiza.
(countable, uncountable)Cardamine bulbifera.
More definitions
- European bittercress having a knotted white rootstock
Origin
coral + root, a calque of translingual Corallorhiza.coral + root, a calque of translingual Corallorhiza.
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Forms
plural: coralroots| Singular | coralroot |
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Synonyms
4 synonymsClose in meaning
- European bittercress having a knotted white rootstock:coral-root bittercresscoralwortCardamine bulbiferaDentaria bulbifera
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable