corydalis

American  

[kuh-rid-l-is] / kəˈrɪd l ɪs /

noun

1. any of the erect or climbing plants constituting the genus Corydalis, of the poppy family, having divided leaves, tuberous or fibrous roots, and clusters of irregular spurred flowers.

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corydalis British  

/ kəˈrɪdəlɪs /

noun

1. Also called: fumitory.  any erect or climbing plant of the N temperate genus Corydalis, having finely-lobed leaves and spurred yellow or pinkish flowers: family Fumariaceae

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Etymology

Origin of corydalis

1810–20; < New Latin < Greek korydallís, extended variant of korydós crested lark, derivative of koryd-, variant of koryth- (stem of kórys ) helmet, head, crest; akin to kára head

Example Sentences

Pale corydalis and harebell grew near the shore; sphagnum, leatherleaf and Labrador tea in the swampy sections of the hike.

From New York Times • Oct. 21, 2016

Here had been wood-sorrel, and a carpet of the white trillium; and now there was adder's tongue, quaint and saucy, and columbine, and the pale dusty corydalis.

From Love's Pilgrimage by Sinclair, Upton

A week later, the claytonia, or spring beauty, water-cress, violets, a low buttercup, vetch, corydalis, and potentilla appear.

From Wake-Robin by Burroughs, John

The little geranium known as herb-robert is a neighbor of the corydalis, and, like it, stands the cold remarkably well.

From A Rambler's lease by Torrey, Bradford

The anemone, the hepatica, the bloodroot, the arbutus, the numerous violets, the spring beauty, the corydalis, etc., woo lovers of nature, but do not woo the honey-loving bee.

From Birds and Bees, Sharp Eyes and Other Papers by Burroughs, John