coralroot

[ kawr-uhl-root, -root, kor- ]

noun

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

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of coralroot¹

First recorded in 1850–55; coral + root ¹

Example Sentences

Stine forces readers into this shifted reality in the opening scene: Coral, named for the wildflower coralroot, journeys to the shore of Lake Erie to participate in the stripping and gleaning of a whale carcass.

From Los Angeles Times